Undertaking by Mena to cede land to Joseph in return for money advanced TM 85958Theben

[recto] In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Written in the month Thoth, 28, first indiction. I, Mena, son of the blessed Psaia, the man of Pmiles in the district of Koptos, write to Joseph, son of Petros, the man of Rome(?) in the district of Hermonthis: Since I entreated you, you gave one solidus and one tremissis, that is 1 1/3 gold nomismata. These I paid into the public taxes. God willing, I will give you a stohe of land to the south of the village of Neiohre(?), since you gave its price in gold tremisses, that is 1 1/3 nomismata, for the stohe of land. And God willing, I will give its price […] to you for it, and I will come and pay for it and take on the risk for it for you, unless something comes from me. In order to assure you, therefore, I have drawn up this undertaking for you, as a security for you, lord, everywhere that it will be produced, and they will question me and I acknowledged. † I, Mena, who first wrote this, I agree to it. † † I, Iohannes, the priest of Hourit, am witness. † † I, Anoup, son of Mena, the man of Pmiles, am witness. † I, Philotheos, son of Daniel, and Christophoros, son of Demetrios, men of Pmiles, we take on the risk on your behalf, you, Joseph, according to the force of this undertaking. † † Through me, Christophoros son of Demetrios, I wrote. † [verso] The undertaking that Mena drew up for Joseph. †