P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4172

Processing Number

3299

Section/Side

Recto, col. 16 (l. 61-115)

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso of col. 16 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. 15-16: 37.8 x 30 cm; total size: ***

Items

1

Lines

Col. 16: 55 lines

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

Col. 16 complete (papyrus cut to the right of col. 16 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 is cross-referenced with a page of another register, where taxpayers were listed geographically

Subject Headings

Illegitimacy--Egypt

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

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

Persons

Esouris son of Kames and Thaesis, grandson of Heras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 164);

Paoueites son of Petheus and Tapetheus, grandson of Phasis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 197);

Ptolemaios son of Petheus and Thaisas, grandson of Heras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 219);

Chairemon son of Horos and Segathis, grandson of Onnophris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 247);

Aphrodisios son of Ptolemaios and Tapetesouchos, grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 158);

Perigenes son of Zoilos and Sambathion, grandson of Ptolemaios (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 208);

Horion son of Petheus and Komonis, grandson of Esouris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249);

Onnophris son of Petheus and Ptolema, grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 192);

Komon, apator, son of Tasoucharion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 183);

Sarapion son of Thaisas, doulos of Syros alias Ptolemaios (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225);

Patron son of Sokmenis and Taonnophris, grandson of Sokmenis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 200);

Phaesis son of Pasoxis and Thaesis, grandson of Polyndikos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 244);

Horos son of Menandros and Soeris, grandson of Anchophis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 250);

Panesneus son of Ischyras and Thaesis, grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 197);

Herakles son of Mysthes and Charis, grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 168);

Nikephoros, doulos of Longinus Isidoros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 191);

Pnepheros son of Petheus and Thaisas, grandson of Petesouchos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 213);

Heron son of Ptolemaios and Heras, grandson of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 171);

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

Ptolemaios son of Phanomgeus and Taptosiris, grandson of Phanomgeus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 219);

Phanomgeus (son of Phanomgeus and Taptosiris, grandson of Phanomgeus) (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 245);

Chairemon son of Phanomgeus and Tbelles, grandson of Phanomgeus and Taptosiris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 247);

Pasion son of Petheus and Tathautis, grandson of Sambathion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 198);

Sarapion son of Kames and Thaesis, grandson of Heras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225);

Pnepheros son of Besis and Heras, grandson of Thoteus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 212);

Petsiris son of Petesouchos and Apia, grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 211-212)

Translation

(Col.) 16

(Mecheir 14, continued)

Esouris, son of Kames and Thaesis, grandson of Heras: 12 drachmai

column 41

Paoueites, son of Petheus and Tapetheus, grandson of Phasis: 4 drachmai

Ptolemaios, son of Petheus and Thaisas, grandson of Heras: 4 drachmai

column 42

Chairemon, son of Horos and Segathis, grandson of Onnophris: 8 drachmai

column 42

Aphrodisios, son of Ptolemaios and Tapetesouchos, grandson of Petheus: 4 drachmai

column 45

Perigenes, son of Zoilos and Sambathion, grandson of Ptolemaios: 4 drachmai

column 46

Total for the day: 264 drachmai 2 obols.

On the 15th, similarly:

Horion, son of Petheus and Komonis, grandson of Esouris: 12 drachmai

column 18

Onnophris, son of Petheus and Ptolema, grandson of Petheus: 20 drachmai

column 13

Komon, of unknown father, son of Tasoucharion: 16 drachmai

column 47

Sarapion, slave of Syros also called Ptolemaios, the offspring of Thaisas: 12 drachmai

column 50

Patron, son of Sokmenis and Taonnophris, grandson of Sokmenis: 8 drachmai

Phaesis, son of Pasoxis and Thaesis, grandson of Polyndikos: 16 drachmai

column 51

Horos, son of Menandros and Soeris, grandson of Anchophis: 16 drachmai 28 obols

Panesneus, son of Ischyras and Thaesis, grandson of Petheus: 8 drachmai

column 54

Herakles, son of Mysthes and Charis, grandson of Petheus: 12 drachmai

Nikephoros, slave of Longinus Isidoros: 4 drachmai

column 57

Pnepheros, son of Petheus and Thaisas, grandson of Petesouchos: 4 drachmai

column 59

Heron, son of Ptolemaios and Heras, grandson of Pnepheros: 8 drachmai

Sarapion, son of Apollonios and Thermouthis, grandson of Harpagathes: 4 drachmai 28 obols

column 61

Ptolemaios, son of Phanomgeus and Taptosiris, grandson of Phanomgeus: 8 drachmai

column 62

Phanomgeus, his brother, (born) of the same mother: 8 drachmai

Chairemon, his son, (born) of Tbelles: 8 drachmai

Pasion, son of Petheus and Tathautis, grandson of Sambathion: 8 drachmai

Sarapion, son of Kames and Thaesis, grandson of Heras: 8 drachmai

column 63

Pnepheros, son of Besis and Heras, grandson of Thoteus: 8 drachmai 28 obols

column 64

Petsiris, son of Petesouchos and Apia, grandson of Petheus: 8 drachmai

column 67

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. 16 (l. 61-115)	Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 16 (l. 61-115), 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

7832 x 5941

File Size

6 MB

Record

3299

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