P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4172

Processing Number

3302

Section/Side

Recto, col. 162 (l. 2916-2945)

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. 162: 14.9 x 29.1 cm; total size: ***

Items

1

Lines

Col. 162: 30 lines

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

Papyrus broken off on the left and right of col. 162

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

Illegitimacy--Egypt

Karanis (Extinct city)--Defenses.

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

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)

Boundaries--Inspection.

Persons

Horos neoteros son of Hatres and Teraus grandson of Horos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249-250);

Phaseis (Phasis) son of Tesenouphis and Thaesis grandson of Harphaesis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 246);

Petsiris son of Pasion and Taonnophris grandson of Petsiris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 211);

Pasion son of Petsiris and Thases grandson of Pasion and Taonnophris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 198);

Hermation, doulos of Isidoros alias Longinus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 163);

Petheus son of Onnophris and Tapetsiokis (Tapetsooukis) grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 202);

Heron son of Onnophris and Tapetheus grandson of Theabenis (Theabennis) (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 171);

Petheus son of Sokmenis and Thaesis grandson of Sokmenis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 204);

Heras son of Petsiris and Isidora grandson of Heras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 169);

Ptollas son of Petsiris and Isidora grandson of Heras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 221);

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

Sabinus horodiktes (horiodeiktes) (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 222);

[Mysthes] son of Teberis and Isidora grandson of Sambathion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 189);

[Petheus] son of Kollouthos and Thaesis grandson of Phaesis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 202);

Dionysis (Dionysios) son of Tepheros, apator (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 162);

Ammonis (Ammonios) son of Pasoknopaios and Thatres grandson of Limnaios (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 151);

Petaus son of Sisois and Thermouthis, grandson of Satabous (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 209);

[- - -] (Heron or Teos?) son of Petheus and Taonnophris grandson of Teos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 205);

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

Sarapion son of Heras presbyteros and Thermouthis grandson of Herakles (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225);

[Panesneus] son of Eischyras (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);

[Mystharion] son of Petheus and Thaesis grandson of Esouris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 188)

Translation

(Col.) 162

In Mesore,

on the 18th:

Horos the younger, son of Hatres and Teraus, grandson of Horos, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Phaseis, son of Tesenouphis and Thaesis, grandson of Harphaesis, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Petsiris, son of Pasion and Taonnophris, grandson of Petsiris, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Pasion, his son, his mother being Thases, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Hermation, slave of Isidoros also called Longinus, for ch(--): 12 drachmai

Petheus, son of Onnophris and Tapetsiokis, grandson of Petheus, for ch(--): 4 drachmai; (and the) remainder for the ch(--)

Heron, son of Onnophris and Tapetheus, grandson of Theabenis, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Petheus, son of Sokmenis and Thaesis, grandson of Sokmenis, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Heras, son of Petsiris and Isidora, grandson of Heras, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

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

Isidora, daughter of Mysthes - (through) Sabinus the inspector of boundaries - for garden land of year [13]: for apomoira, 1 drachme 5 obols 2 chalkoi; for naubion, 1 obol 2 chalkoi; for supplements, 2 1/2 obols; [for eparourion], 2 drachmai 3 obols; for supplements, 1 obol 2 chalkoi; for kollybos, 1/2 obol 2 chalkoi. Total: 5 drachmai 2 obols. (Lost in left margin: [4 drachmai 14 obols].)

[Mysthes], son of Teberis and Isidora, grandson of Sambathion, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

[Petheus], son of Kollouthos and Thaesis, grandson of Phaesis, for the guard towers: 4 drachmai

Dionysis, of unknown father, his mother being Tepheros, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Ammonis, son of Pasoknopaios and Thatres, grandson of Limnaios, for ch(--): 28 obols

Petaus, son of Sisois and Thermouthis, grandson of Satabous, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

[- - -], son of Petheus and Taonnophris, grandson of Teos: 4 drachmai

Chairemon, son of Horos and Segathis, grandson of Onnophris, for ch(--): 8 drachmai

Sarapion, son of Heras the elder and Thermouthis, grandson of Herakles, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Total for the day: 92 drachmai 4 obols.

[On the 19th, similarly:]

[Panesneus], son of Eischyras and Thaesis, grandson of Petheus, for ch(--): 4 drachmai 28 obols

[Herakles], son of Mysthes and Charis, grandson of Petheus: 4 drachmai; (and) for ch(--): 4 drachmai

[Mystharion], son of Petheus and Thaesis, grandson of Esouris, for ch(--): 4 drachmai 28 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. 162 (l. 2916-2945)	Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 162 (l. 2916-2945), 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

Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

173

Year End

174

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

7398 x 6201

File Size

6 MB

Record

3302

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