Horos, Komarches of Kerkeosiris, and the elders of the farmers complain to the village scribe Menches about an attack upon them.
Translation: To Menches, komogrammateus of Kerkeosiris, from Horos, komarches, and the elders of the cultivators of the said village. We signed an undertaking to Polemon the toparches that we would supply to the treasury by the 10th of Pachon 1500 artabas of wheat, and we have been working night and day to make up the aforesaid amount and also the 80 artabas of wheat for the supplies imposed in connection with the king's visit. On the 3rd of the month mentioned below while we were engaged in the receipt of the rents and the threshing expenses, Lykos proceeded to the threshing-floor with other persons armed, and drawing their swords they seized one of us, Horos the komarches, making a violent attempt to carry him off, so that he threw away his garment and took to flight, and we together with the rest of the cultivators having had our suspicions aroused ran off with him; for which reason we were hindered with regard to the receipt of the rents and other imposts. On the 4th we forced Lykos and hi companions to appear before the … (Here the papyrus breaks off)