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Three brothers, Pakebkis, Onnophris, and Sarapammon, priests of Tebtunis, acknowledge the receipt of a loan from Helena, daughter of Zoilus, of 124 silver drachmas, under security for Helena of the right to cultivate land leased to the priests.
Translation: … acknowledge the receipt from Helene forthwith from hand to hand of a loan of the capital sum of 124 silver drachmas bearing interest at the rate of 1 drachma per mina every month, repayment of all of which shall be made by acknowledging parties to Helena in the month Hathyr of the coming ninth year without fail. If the acknowledging parties do not pay at the appointed term, Helena shall be permitted to sow and gather the crops from the said 9th year upon the 1 1/2 arouras of Crown temple land registered in the name of the three at the village of Tebtunis, being part of 2 arouras in the so-called … field, while all the taxes upon the crops shall be paid by the acknowledging parties; and Helene shall have the right of execution upon them and all their property as if in accordance with a legal decision. (2nd h.) I, Pakebkis son of Onnophris, together with my brothers Onnophris and Sarapammon have received from Helena the 124 drachmas as a loan at interest at the rate of 1 drachma, which we will repay, or if not she shall gather the crops upon the 1 1/2 arouras of land in place of interest, the taxes being paid by us, as aforesaid. (3rd h.) I, Onnophris, have received the one hundred twenty four drachmas and I will repay them, as aforesaid. (4th h.) I, Sarapion, have received the one hundred twenty four drachmas and I will repay them, as aforesaid. (1st h.) Registered through the record-office at Tebtunis in the 8th year, Hathyr 7.
Translation: … acknowledge the receipt from Helene forthwith from hand to hand of a loan of the capital sum of 124 silver drachmas bearing interest at the rate of 1 drachma per mina every month, repayment of all of which shall be made by acknowledging parties to Helena in the month Hathyr of the coming ninth year without fail. If the acknowledging parties do not pay at the appointed term, Helena shall be permitted to sow and gather the crops from the said 9th year upon the 1 1/2 arouras of Crown temple land registered in the name of the three at the village of Tebtunis, being part of 2 arouras in the so-called … field, while all the taxes upon the crops shall be paid by the acknowledging parties; and Helene shall have the right of execution upon them and all their property as if in accordance with a legal decision. (2nd h.) I, Pakebkis son of Onnophris, together with my brothers Onnophris and Sarapammon have received from Helena the 124 drachmas as a loan at interest at the rate of 1 drachma, which we will repay, or if not she shall gather the crops upon the 1 1/2 arouras of land in place of interest, the taxes being paid by us, as aforesaid. (3rd h.) I, Onnophris, have received the one hundred twenty four drachmas and I will repay them, as aforesaid. (4th h.) I, Sarapion, have received the one hundred twenty four drachmas and I will repay them, as aforesaid. (1st h.) Registered through the record-office at Tebtunis in the 8th year, Hathyr 7.