This document records an agreement by Onnophrios, a priest in Tebtunis, to collect some money that was owed by farmers at Kerkesoucha Orous to the temple of Sobek in Tebtunis; he agreed to pay 36 talents for the right to do this. Although this appears to be an official document, it is unusual that it does not contain the signature of a scribe or any witnesses.
The text was re-edited with an English translation and full commentary by A. Winkler, "Collecting Income at Kerkesoucha Orous: New Light on P. Cairo II 30625" ( academia.edu ).
Regnal year 3, month 2 of the Akhet season {Phaophi}, day 1. of Pharaoh (l.p.h.) Ptolemy (l.p.h.) and Cleopatra who is called Tryphaina, his sister, the gods Philopatores, and the priest of Alexander (l.p.h.), and [those] who are registered in Alexandria.
Says the Orpais and m-ntry, and Chief of the Lake of Creation and Chief of the Lake 'the South is the Lord of the West', Onnophrios, son of Panesis, to the farmer and servant of Suchos Haryothes, son of Orsenuphis, the 'president', and Petesorapis (?), son of Petosiris, the 'archon' of the farmers, and Petesuchos, son of Lykos, and Petamen-..., son of Petesuchos, the theagoi of Suchos, and the elders of Kerkesoucha:
You have a claim on me to give to you 36 talents, their half being 18 talents, still making 36 talents, for the šty of the village and its syntaxis according to another year, belonging to the collections which are offered before Soknebtunis the great god. They are to be paid in instalments of twelve months, three talents each month. You (!) will not be able to say, 'I have given you [money] of it', without a receipt. The money thereof which you (!) will not give to us (!) each month, I will give it to you together with a penalty within 5 days, because I make for you the aforementioned sḥn-document, while I still have a claim on you for [the title] of the lease-document which you made for me.
Its title is yours.
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