P.Mich.inv. 4172

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Mich.inv. 4172
Processing Number
3313
Section/Side
Recto, col. 187 (l. 3111-3138)

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
Recto; on the Verso, an offset of the first two lines (l. 3188-3189) of column 191
Connections
+ P.Cair. Inv. 57187; cf. also P.Mich. IV/1, 224 + IV/2, 357 (inv. 4171 + 2830 + 3159 + 4910)
Material
Pap
Size
col. 187-188: 19.1 x 28 cm; total size: ***
Items
1
Lines
Col. 187: 28 lines
Mounted
Yes
Negative
No
Conservation Status
Col. 187: broken off on the left side (and on the right side of col. 188)
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
[Heras] son of Ptolemaios (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 169);
(unnamed) wife of Eudas son of Krepereis (Crepereius) (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 164);
[Achillas] son of Ptollis and Thermouthis grandson of Hieranouphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 158);
[- - -] son of Satabous and Tkonnos grandson of Maron (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 226: the taxpayer's name can be Maron or Menches);
Herakleides son of Abykis and Herais grandson of Abykis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 167);
[Heron] son of Horos and Taarpagathes (Taharpagathes) grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 171);
Sokmenis son of Sokrates and Tapetheus grandson of Phasis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 230);
[- - -] son of Petaus and Segathis grandson of Orsenouphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 208-209: the taxpayer's name can be Herakles or Petheus);
Aphrodisios son of Ptolemaios and Tapetesouchos grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 158);
Mystharion son of Ischyrion and Tapetheus grandson of Euemeros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 188);
[Horion] son of Aphrodisios and Tapetaus grandson of Onnophris, (hiereus) (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 248);
[Ptolemaios son of Naaraus] presbyteros and Tamares (Tamarres) grandson of Theabenis (Theabennis) (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 217);
[Horion son of Sisouchos] and Apollonous [grandson of Sisouchos] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249);
[Ptolemaios son of Agathos Daimon] and Stiynchis grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 2126);
[- - - son of Petheus] and Taseus grandson of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 204: the taxpayer's name can be Aphrodisios, Ptolemaios, or Vettius);
[- - - son of - - -] and Ammonarion [grandson of - - -];
[Sisois son of Onnophris] and Tapetheus grandson of Akousilaos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 229);
[Dioskoros son of Aiaus] and Thases grandson of Orsenouphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 162);
[Ptolemaios] son of Petermouthis and Thermouthis grandson of Apynchis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 218)
Translation
(Col.) 187
[On the . . (between the 2nd and of the 9th of Hathyr), similarly:]
[Heras], son of Ptolemaios - (through) the wife of Eudas Crepereius - [for garden land of year 13]: for apomoira, 9 drachmai 2 obols 2 chalkoi; for olive (transportation), 1 drachme 2 obols; for naubion, 5 1/2 obols 2 chalkoi; for supplements, 2 drachmai 2 obols; [for eparourion, 6 drachmai] 1 1/2 obols; for supplements, [3] obols 2 chalkoi; for kollybos, 2 obols 2 chalkoi. Total: 21 drachmai 1 obol. (Lost in left margin: [20 drachmai 13 obols].)
[Achillas], son of Ptollis and Thermouthis, grandson of Hieranouphis, for ch(--): 4 <drachmai> 28 obols.
[- - -], son of Satabous and Tkonnos, grandson of Maron: the remainder of the ch(--)
Herakleides, son of Abykis and Herais, grandson of Abykis: the remainder of the ch(--)
[Heron], son of Horos and Taarpagathes, grandson of Petheus: 4 drachmai; (and) for ch(--): 16 drachmai
Total for the day: 52 drachmai 23 obols.
[On the . ., similarly:]
Sokmenis, son of Sokrates and Tapetheus, grandson of Phasis: the remainder of the ch(--)
[- - -], son of Petaus and Segathis, grandson of Orsenouphis: the remainder of the ch(--)
Aphrodisios, son of Ptolemaios and Tapetesouchos, grandson of Petheus: the remainder of the ch(--)
Mystharion, son of Ischyrion and Tapetheus, grandson of Euemeros, for ch(--): 4 drachmai
[Horion], son of Aphrodisios and Tapetaus, grandson of Onnophris, for ch(--): 4 drachmai; (and) the remainder of the ch(--) of the priests
[Ptolemaios, son of Naaraus] the elder and Tamares, grandson of Theabenis: the remainder of the ch(--)
[Total for] the day: 20 drachmai 5 obols.
[Horion, son of Sisouchos] and Apollonous, [grandson of Sisouchos], for ch(--): 4 drachmai
[Ptolemaios, son of Agathos Daimon] and Stiynchis, grandson of Petheus: the remainder of the ch(--)
[- - -, son of Petheus] and Taseus, grandson of Pnepheros, for ch(--): 8 drachmai
[- - -, son of - - -] and Ammonarion, [grandson of - - -], for ch(--): 4 drachmai
[Sisois, son of Onnophris] and Tapetheus, grandson of Akousilaos: the remainder of the ch(--)
[Dioskoros, son of Aiaus] and Thases, grandson of Orsenouphis: the remainder of the ch(--)
[Ptolemaios], son of Petermouthis and Thermouthis, grandson of Apynchis, [diseased], for guard towers: 2 drachmai 1 obol
[Total] for the day: 24 drachmai 22 obols

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
PMich IV/1 Youtie HC 1936 225, col. 187 (l. 3111-3138) Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 187 (l. 3111-3138), 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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Cataloger
PH
Year Begin
173
Year End
174

Technical Details

Record
3313
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