Draft of a letter from Menches (village scribe of Kerkeosiris) to Horos, probably the royal scribe, in which he reports about an attack upon the son of the village Epistates (superintendent). At the end of the letter follows in the same hand a note from Horos, royal scribe of Kerkeosiris.
Translation: Menches, village scribe of Kerkeosiris, to Horos, greeting. I reported to you in another letter on the 3rd of the current month the case of Polemon who is performing the duties of Epistates of the village, how he was grossly insulted by Apollodoros and his son. These persons persisting in their violent behavior on the .. Of the same month Mesore broke into the house of Petesouchos the son of Polemon the Epistates armed with a sword and … (carried off) eight drachmas of silver; regarding which Petesouchos has handed in the following statement. Therefore I thought it well to report the matter for your information. To whom it concerns. See that they are made to appear and receive suitable punishment.