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Petition to the epistates of Tebtunis, reporting the burglary of a house.
Translation: To Poseidonios, epistates of Tebtunis, from Pa[--] son of Pasis, cultivator from the said village. On the night preceding the 5th of Phamenoth of the 5th year certain persons forced their way into my house and having undermined the doorpost entered the vestibule. I woke up and shouted for help ... (Here the papyrus breaks off.)
Translation: To Poseidonios, epistates of Tebtunis, from Pa[--] son of Pasis, cultivator from the said village. On the night preceding the 5th of Phamenoth of the 5th year certain persons forced their way into my house and having undermined the doorpost entered the vestibule. I woke up and shouted for help ... (Here the papyrus breaks off.)