P.Mich.inv. 4172

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Mich.inv. 4172
Processing Number
3312
Section/Side
Recto, col. 186 (l. 3084-3110)

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. 185-186: 18 x 27.1 cm; total size: ***
Items
1
Lines
Col. 186: 27 lines
Mounted
Yes
Negative
No
Conservation Status
Col. 186: broken off on the right side (and on the left side of col. 185)
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
Persons
Akoution son of Heron [and Tauris grandson of Akousilaos] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 150);
Petesouchos son of Petheus [and - - - grandson of - - -] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 210-211);
Ptollis son of Akousilaos [and Aphrodous grandson of Ptollis] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 221);
Petheus son of Sokmenis [and - - - grandson of - - -] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 204);
Kastor son of Petheus [and Herakleia grandson of Phanomgeus] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 181);
Ptolemaios son of Petheus [and - - - grandson of - - -] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 218-219);
Petaus son of Petheus [and - - -] grandson of Pet[. . .] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 209);
Achillas son of Heron [and Didyme] grandson of Orsenouphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 158);
Phasis son of Petheus [and Thaesis] grandson of Heras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 246);
Sarapion [son of Thaisas], doulos of Syros [alias Ptolemaios] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225);
Harpagathes son of Ptolemaios [and Tasiaipis grandson of Harpagathes] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 155);
Syros son of Onnophris [and Tkollainis grandson of Maron] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 231);
Kastor son of Sisois [and Thaisas son of Petheus] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 182);
Pnepheros son of Besis [and Heras grandson of Thoteus] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 212
Sambas son of Sokmenis [and Tkollainis grandson of Sambas] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 224);
Kopaneus son of Polydion [and Politta grandson of Kopaneus] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 184);
Sabinus son of Ptolemaios [and Zoidous grandson of Ptolemaios] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 222);
Sambas son of Petheus [and - - - grandson of - - -] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 223);
Dioskoros [son of - - - and - - - grandson of - - -];
Horos son of Anch[. . . and - - - grandson of - - -] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249)
Translation
[(Col.) 186]
On the 30th (of Phaophi), similarly:
Akoution, son of Heron [and Tauris, grandson of Akousilaos: - - -]
Petesouchos, son of Petheus [and - - -, grandson of - - -: - - -]
Ptollis, son of Akousilaos [and Aphrodous, grandson of Ptollis, for ch(--): - - -]
Petheus, son of Sokmenis [and - - -, grandson of - - -: - - -]
Kastor, son of Petheus [and Herakleia, grandson of Phanomgeus, for ch(--): - - -]
Ptolemaios, son of Petheus [and - - -, grandson of - - -: - - -]
Petaus, son of Petheus [and - - -], grandson of Pet[. . ., for ch(--): - - -]
Achillas, son of Heron [and Didyme], grandson of Orsenouphis, [for ch(--): - - -]
Phasis, son of Petheus [and Thaesis] grandson of Heras, [for guards: 1 drachme; for guard towers: 1 drachme 1 obol. Total: 2 drachmai 1 obol]
Total for the [day: - - -]
On Hathyr 1:
Sarapion, slave of Syros [also called Ptolemaios, the offspring of Thaisas, for ch(--): - - -]
Harpagathes, son of Ptolemaios [and Tasiaipis, grandson of Harpagathes: - - -]
Syros, son of Onnophris [and Tkollainis, grandson of Maron: - - -]
Kastor, son of Sisois [and Thaisas, son of Petheus, for ch(--): - - -]
Pnepheros, son of Besis [and Heras, grandson of Thoteus, for ch(--): - - -]
Sambas, son of Sokmenis [and Tkollainis, grandson of Sambas, for ch(--): - - -]
On the 2nd, similarly:
Kopaneus, son of Polydion [and Politta, grandson of Kopaneus, for ch(--): - - -]
Sabinus, son of Ptolemaios [and Zoidous, grandson of Ptolemaios: - - -]
Sambas, son of Petheus [and - - -, grandson of - - -: - - -]
Dioskoros, [son of - - - and - - -, grandson of - - -: - - -]
Horos, son of Anch[. . . and - - -, grandson of - - -: - - -]
[Total for the day: - - -]

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
PMich IV/1 Youtie HC 1936 225, col. 186 (l. 3084-3110) Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 186 (l. 3084-3110), 1936 -- BL III, 114 (l. 3089; 3094; 3105; 3107; 3108) BL III, 114 (l. 3089; 3094; 3105; 3107; 3108)

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography
P.Mich. IV/2, p. 45.
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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Cataloger
PH
Year Begin
173
Year End
174

Technical Details

Record
3312
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