P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4172

Processing Number

3286

Section/Side

Recto, col. 148 (l. 2557-2585)

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. 147-148: 32.1 x 29.7 cm; total size: ***

Items

1

Lines

Col. 148: 29 lines

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

Col. 148: damaged at the bottom and at a few other places (papyrus cut off right of col. 148 when housed in glass)

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

Real property tax--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)

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

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

Women--Taxation--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)

Persons

Horos son of Anchophis and Teseuris grandson of Herakles (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249);

Isidora daughter of Onnophris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 178);

(unnamed) daughter of Pekmeis

Pnepheros son of Ptolemaios and Heras grandson of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 213);

Sarapion son of Apollonios and Thermouthis grandson of Harpagathes (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225);

Kastor son of Sisois and Thaisas grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 182);

Ptolemaios son of Naaraus presbyteros and Tamares (Tamarres) grandson of Theabenis (Theabennis) (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 217);

Petheus son of Pakysis and Tamaron grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 202);

Sambas son of Sokmenis and Tkollainis grandson of Sambas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 224);

Ischyras son of Hatres (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 179);

Ptolemaios son of Psatemis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 219);

Petaus son of Petheus and Taseus grandson of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 209);

Heraklas son of Leonides and Thaisas grandson of Kastor (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 166);

Apitas son of Kastor and Petronia grandson of Apitas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 152);

Sarapion son of Valerius and Stotoetis grandson of Sarapion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225-226);

Petaus son of Herieus and Tremenesis (Tlemenesis) grandson of Petaus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 208);

Neilos son of Lupus and Ammonarion grandson of Horos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 190);

Ptolemaios son of Sambas and Aphrodous grandson of Sabinus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 219);

Tasoucharion daughter of [. . .]on

Sempronius Gemellus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 228);

(unnamed) son of Petalion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 208);

[- - - son/daughter] of Chairemon

Translation

(Col.) 148

(On Epeiph 24, continued)

Horos, son of Anchophis and Teseuris, grandson of Herakles, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Isidora, daughter of Onnophris - (through) the daughter of Pekmeis - for garden land of year 13: for apomoira, 2 drachmai 5 obols; for olive (transportation), 2 1/2 obols 2 chalkoi; for naubion, 11/2 obols 2 chalkoi; for supplements, 4 1/2 obols; for eparourion, 1 drachme 5 obols 2 chalkoi; for supplements, 1 obol; for kollybos, 1/2 obol 2 chalkoi. Total: 6 drachmai 3 obols. (In left margin:) 4 drachmai 23 obols.

Pnepheros, son of Ptolemaios and Heras, grandson of Pnepheros, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Sarapion, son of Apollonios and Thermouthis, grandson of Harpagathes, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Kastor, son of Sisois and Thaisas, grandson of Petheus, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Ptolemaios, son of Naaraus the elder and Tamares, grandson of Theabenis: 28 obols

Petheus, son of Pakysis and Tamaron, grandson of Petheus, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Sambas, son of Sokmenis and Tkollainis, grandson of Sambas: 4 drachmai; (and) for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Ischyras, son of Hatres - (through) Ptolemaios, son of Psatemis - for garden land of year 13: for apomoira, 1 drachme 4 obols; for olive (transportation), 1 1/2 obols; for naubion, 1 obol; for supplements, 2 1/2 obols; for eparourion, 1 drachme 1/2 obol 2 chalkoi; for supplements, 1/2 obol; for kollybos, 1/2 obol. Total: 3 drachmai 4 1/2 obols 2 chalkoi. (In left margin:) 4 drachmai 2 obols.

Total for the day:88 drachmai 23 obols.

On the 26th, similarly:

Petaus, son of Petheus and Taseus, grandson of Pnepheros, for ch(--): 28 obols

Heraklas, son of Leonides and Thaisas, grandson of Kastor: 16 drachmai

Apitas, son of Kastor and Petronia, grandson of Apitas, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Sarapion, son of Valerius and Stotoetis, grandson of Sarapion, for ch(--): 8 drachmai

Petaus, son of Herieus and Tremenesis, grandson of Petaus, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Neilos, son of Lupus and Ammonarion, grandson of Horos: 4 drachmai; (and) for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Ptolemaios, son of Sambas and Aphrodous, grandson of Sabinus, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Tasoucharion, daughter of [. . .]on, through Sempronius Gemellus - (through) the son of Petalion - for garden land of year 13: [for apomoira, 10 drachmai] 5 obols; for olive (transportation), 1 drachme 3 1/2 obols; for naubion, 1 drachme 1/2 obol; for supplements, 2 drachmai 4 1/2 obols; for eparourion, [7 drachmai; for supplements], 3 1/2 obols; for kollybos, 2 1/2 obols. Total: 24 drachmai 1 1/2 obols.

[and for - - -, son/daughter] of Chairemon, through Sempronius Gemellus, [for garden land of year 13: for apomoira, 3 drachmai 5 1/2 obols]; for olive (transportation), 3 1/2 obols; for naubion, 2 1/2 obols; for supplements, 1 drachme; [for eparourion, 2 drachmai 3 1/2 obols; for supplements, 1 1/2 obols; for kollybos, 1 obol]. Total: 8 drachmai 5 1/2 obols. (In left margin:) 32 drachmai 16 obols.

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.3263

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PMich IV/1	Youtie HC	1936	225, col. 148 (l. 2557-2585)	Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 148 (l. 2557-2585), 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

Availability/System Requirements

Institution

s

Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

173

Year End

174

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Record

3286

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