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A petition from a woman who had been concerned in negotiations with regard to a lease to Theon and Heraclides, of the right to collect the fishery revenus at Tebetnu and Kerkesis.
Translation: To Dion (?) strategos of the division of Herakleides of the Arsinoite nome, from N.N. daughter of Kronion, a katoikos, registered in the quarter of Therapia, with the guardian whom I have voluntarily chosen through N.N., priest and exegetes, Achilleus son of N.N., my … and paternal uncle. In … of the 2nd year of Antoninus Caesar the Lord I lodged in the public bank to the account of the nomarches for the fisheries-tax on the marshes of Tebetnu and Kerkesis and the associated villages, which marshes were conceded … for two years to Theon son of Theon of the Propapposebastian tribe and Althaean deme and to Herakleides also called Ninnos, son of Musthes, in respect of the share falling to him of what was hypothecated (?) in connection with the aforesaid concession, the sum of 1 talent 1100 drachmas of silver. And whereas by an agreement made between myself and Theon and Herakleides also called Ninnos in the present 3rd year of Antoninus Caesar the Lord on the 15th of the month Phaophi, Theon undertook the entire management of the tax for the said year, after paying to me the sum deposited as aforesaid by me on account of the mortgage on behalf of Herakleides also called Ninnos, 1 talent 1100 drachmas … I request ... (Here the papyrus becomes too fragmented.)
Translation: To Dion (?) strategos of the division of Herakleides of the Arsinoite nome, from N.N. daughter of Kronion, a katoikos, registered in the quarter of Therapia, with the guardian whom I have voluntarily chosen through N.N., priest and exegetes, Achilleus son of N.N., my … and paternal uncle. In … of the 2nd year of Antoninus Caesar the Lord I lodged in the public bank to the account of the nomarches for the fisheries-tax on the marshes of Tebetnu and Kerkesis and the associated villages, which marshes were conceded … for two years to Theon son of Theon of the Propapposebastian tribe and Althaean deme and to Herakleides also called Ninnos, son of Musthes, in respect of the share falling to him of what was hypothecated (?) in connection with the aforesaid concession, the sum of 1 talent 1100 drachmas of silver. And whereas by an agreement made between myself and Theon and Herakleides also called Ninnos in the present 3rd year of Antoninus Caesar the Lord on the 15th of the month Phaophi, Theon undertook the entire management of the tax for the said year, after paying to me the sum deposited as aforesaid by me on account of the mortgage on behalf of Herakleides also called Ninnos, 1 talent 1100 drachmas … I request ... (Here the papyrus becomes too fragmented.)