P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4172

Processing Number

3284

Section/Side

Recto, col. 146 (l. 2504-2529)

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso is blank

Connections

+ P.Cair. Inv. 57187; cf. also P.Mich. IV/1, 224 + IV/2, 357 (inv. 4171 + 2830 + 3159 + 4910)

Material

Pap

Size

col. 146: 18.3 x 29.3 cm; total size: ***

Items

1

Lines

Col. 146: 26 lines

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

Col. 146: nearly complete (papyrus cut off right of col. 146 when housed in glass); cols. 140-145 were cut off and are missing.

Status

published

Library

Ann Arbor

Contents

Date

173-174 A.D.

Origin

Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Provenance

Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Acquisition

Acquired from Nahman in October 1924, through the British Museum; arrived in Ann Arbor in October 1926. (See also inv. 2830; 4171; etc.)

Language

Greek

Genre

Documentary

Author

Unknown tax-collector (Sarapion, son of Sokrates?)

Type of Text/Title of Work

Tax Roll

Content

Tax register, recording the daily collection of money taxes in the village of Karanis; the name of each tax-payer paying the poll-tax is cross-referenced with a page of another register, where taxpayers were listed geographically

Subject Headings

Guards troops--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)

Poll tax--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)

Tax collection--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)

Karanis (Extinct city)--Defenses.

Persons

Petheus son of Didymos and Tauris grandson of Maron (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 201);

Ptolemaios son of Achillas and Thermouthis grandson of Theabenis (Theabennis) (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 216);

Onnophris son of Onnophris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 191);

Sabinus son of Apynchis and Thatres grandson of Sambas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 222);

Naaraus son of Naaraus and Segathis grandson of Naaraus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 189);

Horos son of Anchorimphis and Achillis grandson of Horos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249);

Kastor alias Sabinus son of Ptolemaios and Melidous (Melitous) grandson of Satabous (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 182);

Polydeukes son of Heras and Tapasion grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 214);

Horos son of Petaus and Tauris grandson of Petaus

Hatres son of Phanomgeus and Tapetheus grandson of Heraklas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 157);

Petheus son of Ischyrion and Tepheros grandson of Pasoknopaios (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 202);

Horos son of Petheus and Eserempis grandson of Aunes (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 250);

Ptolemaios son of Heras and Tasoucharion grandson of Ptolemaios (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 217);

Euemeros son of Euemeros and Tauris grandson of Keras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 164);

Aphrodisios son of Onnophris and Ptolema grandson of Phanomgeus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 157);

Anchophis son of Kanis and Thermouthis grandson of Anchophis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 149);

Maron son of Satabous and Tkonnos grandson of Maron (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 187);

Menches son of Satabous and Tkonnos grandson of Maron (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 187);

Phaesis son of Pekmeis alias Heuremon and Sambathion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 244);

Maron son of Petheus neoteros and Apollonous grandson of Anchorimphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 186);

Petoraipis (Petsoraipis) son of Hatres and Soeris grandson of Imouthes (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 212)

Translation

(Col.) 146

In Epeiph,

on the 22nd:

Petheus, son of Didymos and Tauris, grandson of Maron, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Ptolemaios, son of Achillas and Thermouthis, grandson of Theabenis: 44 drachmai

Onnophris, son of Onnophris, diseased, for the guards: 1 drachme; (and) for the guard towers: 7 drachmai. Total: 8 drachmai

Sabinus, son of Apynchis and Thatres, grandson of Sambas: 16 drachmai

Naaraus, son of Naaraus and Segathis, grandson of Naaraus: 20 drachmai

Horos, son of Anchorimphis and Achillis, grandson of Horos, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Kastor also called Sabinus, son of Ptolemaios and Melidous, grandson of Satabous, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Polydeukes, son of Heras and Tapasion, grandson of Petheus, for ch(--): 8 drachmai

Horos, son of Petaus and Tauris, grandson of Petaus: 4 drachmai

Hatres, son of Phanomgeus and Tapetheus, grandson of Heraklas, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Petheus, son of Ischyrion and Tepheros, grandson of Pasoknopaios: 8 drachmai

Horos, son of Petheus and Eserempis, grandson of Aunes, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Ptolemaios, son of Heras and Tasoucharion, grandson of Ptolemaios: 8 drachmai

Euemeros, son of Euemeros and Tauris, grandson of Keras, for ch(--): 8 drachmai

Total for the day: 144 drachmai.

On the 23rd, similarly:

Aphrodisios, son of Onnophris and Ptolema, grandson of Phanomgeus, for ch(--): 28 obols

Anchophis, son of Kanis and Thermouthis, grandson of Anchophis, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Maron, son of Satabous and Tkonnos, grandson of Maron, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Menches, his brother, (born) of the same mother, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Phaesis, son of Pekmeis also called Heuremon and Sambathion, for ch(--): 8 drachmai

Maron, son of Petheus the younger and Apollonous, grandson of Anchorimphis, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Petoraipis, son of Hatres and Soeris, grandson of Imouthes, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

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Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PMich IV/1	Youtie HC	1936	225, col. 146 (l. 2504-2529)	Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 146 (l. 2504-2529), 1936

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography

General bibliography on the tax rolls:

H.C. Youtie - O.M. Pearl, AJPh 57 (1936) p. 465-469; H.C. Youtie, Classical Weekly 30 (1937) p. 199-201 [= Scriptiunculae II (Amsterdam, 1973) p. 851-857, with addenda]; L.C. West - A.C. Johnson, Currency in Roman and Byzantine Egypt (Princeton, 1944) p. 20; 53-58; V.B. Schuman, CP 44 (1949) p. 236-239; D.S. Crawford, CP 45 (1950) p. 185-186; V.B. Schuman, CP 46 (1951) p. 34-36; V.B. Schuman, CP47 (1952) p. 214-218; V.B. Schuman, Aegyptus 32 (1952) p. 241-252; V.B. Schuman, Aegyptus 39 (1959) p. 223-225; V.B. Schuman, CE 38 (1963) p. 306, n. 2; C.Pap.Jud. III, No. 492; H.C. Youtie, Proceedings of the Twelfth International Congress of Papyrology (Toronto, 1970) p. 545-551 [= Scriptiunculae II (Amsterdam, 1973) p. 1035-1041]; H.C Youtie, ZPE 13 (1974) p. 238-239; H.C. Youtie, ZPE 15 (1974) p. 117-141; V.B. Schuman, BASP 12 (1975) p. 23-58; P.Cair.Mich. 359, introduction; J.C. Shelton, BASP 14 (1983) p. 83-93; V.B. Schuman, Archiv 29 (1983) p. 41-57; P. van Minnen, ZPE 100 (1994) p. 244-246

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Institution

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Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

173

Year End

174

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

5032 x 7029

File Size

5 MB

Record

3284

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