Receipt for weavers' tax paid by Protas son of Mystharion
Translation: Year eighteen of Imperator Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius (date). Protas, son of Mystharion, weaver, has paid to N.N. and his associate supervisors of the contracts for farming temple taxes at Tebtunis and associated villages, out of the public dues which he owes for the same year 18, twelve silver drachmas on account, that is, 12 dr. (Month) 30, another eight silver drachmas on account, that is, 8 dr. (2nd h.) Likewise (date) another four silver drachmas on account, that is, 4 dr. Epeiph 29, another four silver drachmas on account, that is, 4 dr. (3rd h.) Mesore 28, another four drachmas on account, that is, 4 dr. (4th h.) Year 19, Phaophi 26, another four silver drachmas on account for the past year 18, that is, 4 dr. (5th h.) Hathyr, two drachmas, two obols, that is, 2 dr. 2 ob. (6th h.) Year 19 of Antoninus Caesar the Lord, Tybi 27. The same weaver, out of the public dues which he owes for the same year 19, (has paid) eight silver drachmas on account, that is, 8 dr. Phamenoth 4, another … drachmas on account, that is, … dr. Pachon 29 (?), another 4 drachmas on account, that is, 4 dr. Payni 24, another four drachmas on account, that is, 4 dr. … (Here the papyrus breaks off)