The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, Part 43

...of the Lord Caesar, of which there is a copy. (vac.)
[E]glectus to Theon, strategus military administrator of the Arsinoite nome, divisions of Themistus and Polemon, greeting.
I have sent you the copy of the petition given to me by Auneus, son of Peteuris, having noted it. He says that Valerius Niger, having been a lessee of imperial original: "ousiakon" estates estates belonging to the imperial domain together with his brother Petronius, and Petronius having died, Niger is obligated to pay into the imperial account fiscus the sums owed from both the lease and from other... original: "hater... misth... hypodoch... ichthyas" lease/reception of fish. Take care, therefore, to exact whatever is owed in good faith to the imperial account. I pray for your health.
Year 9 of Antoninus Caesar the Lord, Hadrian 30.
To Publius Aelius Eglectus, procurator financial administrator of the Lord Caesar, from Auneus, son of Peteures, from the village of Dionysias in the Themistus division of the Arsinoite nome. Valerius Niger, having become a lessee together with his brother Petronius, by mutual guarantee joint liability, of imperial estates in the Arsinoite nome, Petronius having died, Niger became indebted for significant capital sums in accordance with the mutual guarantee...

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and for other... lease... reception of fish [
from the proceedings memoranda of Aelius Nemesianus, strategus of Themistus [
declaring the storehouse in Dionysias to be... [
all that his father, while he was alive, leased [
owed much money, of which... [
of the Themistus and Polemon divisions [
to exact from him all that is owed... [
to be spoken of and to declare to you concerning... [
that nothing fall away from the imperial account... [
of the Lord for the sake of justice... [
benefited. Farewell. [
we report that the [lease?...] is [
of the Lord Caesar. (vac.)[