P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4172

Processing Number

3327

Section/Side

Recto, col. 31 (l. 518-580)

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso of col. 31 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. 31-32: 35.3 x 29.5 cm; total size: ***

Items

1

Lines

Col. 31: 63 lines

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

Col. 31: nearly complete (papyrus cut off left of col. 31 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

Baths, Roman--Taxation--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)

Illegitimacy--Egypt

Karanis (Extinct city)--Defenses.

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

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

Guards troops--Taxation--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)

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

Persons

Anchorimphis son of Petheus neoteros and Apollonous grandson of Anchorimphis, brother of Maron (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 149);

Maron son of Petheus neoteros and Apollonous grandson of Anchorimphis, brother of Anchorimphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 186);

Harpagathes son of Satabous and Sambathion grandson of Anchophis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 155);

Lucius Longinus Gemellus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 185-186; P.Cair.Mich. 359, vol. II, p. 25);

Leonides son of Ptolemaios and Heras grandson of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 184-185);

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

Orsenouphis son of Heron and Zoidous grandson of Orsenouphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 193);

Horion son of Sisouchos and Apollonous grandson of Sisouchos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249);

Longinus alias Gemellus son of Taphois, apator (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 185);

Herakles son of Sokrates and Tapetheus grandson of Phasis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 168);

Orsenouphis son of Pakysis and Tapetheus grandson of Artemidoros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 194);

Chairemon son of Pnepheros and Tkollauthis grandson of Satabous (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 247);

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

Petheus son of Petaus and Segathis grandson of Orsenouphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 203);

Petheus son of Ptollis and Thases grandson of Herakles (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 204);

Ptolemaios son of Petheus and Tanesneus grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 218);

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

Achillas son of Heron and Didyme grandson of Orsenouphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 158);

Sisois son of Limnaios and Thaesis grandson of Satabous (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 229);

Kommon son of Pnepheros and Tkollauthis grandson of Satabous (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 183);

Phasis son of Petheus and Thaesis grandson of Heras, hytrophylax (hydrophylax) (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 246);

Pasoknopais (Pasoknopaios) son of Phasis and Tanomgeus grandson of Esouris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 199);

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

Hatres son of Apollonios and Taorsenouphis grandson of Heraklas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 156);

Petheus son of Petheus and Tauris grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 203);

Heron son of Sisois and Didymarion grandson of Petesouchos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 171-172);

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

Heras alias Aphrodisios son of Heras and Apollonarion grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 168);

Nemesas, doulos of Apollonous daughter of Apollonios (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 190);

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

Translation

(Col.) 31

(Phamenoth 20, continued)

Anchorimphis, son of Petheus the younger and Apollonous, grandson of Anchorimphis: 16 drachmai

column 8

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

Harpagathes, son of Satabous and Sambathion, grandson of Anchophis: 8 drachmai

column 12

Lucius Longinus Gemellus, for the third (of the revenue) of the bath establishment, for year14: 28 drachmai including extra charges. (In left margin:) 28 drachmai.

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

column 21

Petheus, son of Nestosiris and Thermouthis, grandson of Petheus: 8 drachmai

column 22

Orsenouphis, son of Heron and Zoidous, grandson of Orsenouphis: 4 drachmai

column 23

Horion, son of Sisouchos and Apollonous, grandson of Sisouchos: 12 drachmai

Longinus also called Gemellus, of unknown father, his mother being Taphois: 28 drachmai

column 27

Herakles, son of Sokrates and Tapetheus, grandson of Phasis: 8 drachmai

column 29

Orsenouphis, son of Pakysis and Tapetheus, grandson of Artemidoros: 12 drachmai 28 obols

column 30

Chairemon, son of Pnepheros and Tkollauthis, grandson of Satabous: 40 drachmai

Petheus, son of Horos and Sambathion, grandson of Petheus: 20 drachmai

column 26

Petheus, son of Petaus and Segathis, grandson of Orsenouphis: 4 drachmai

column 31

Petheus, son of Ptollis and Thases, grandson of Herakles: 8 drachmai

column 33

Ptolemaios, son of Petheus and Tanesneus, grandson of Petheus: 4 drachmai

Petaus, son of Sisois and Thermouthis, grandson of Satabous: 8 drachmai

column 34

Achillas, son of Heron and Didyme, grandson of Orsenouphis: 8 drachmai

column 36

Sisois, son of Limnaios and Thaesis, grandson of Satabous: 8 drachmai

Kommon, son of Pnepheros and Tkollauthis, grandson of Satabous: 8 drachmai

column 37

Phasis, son of Petheus and Thaesis, grandson of Heras, water guard, for the guard towers: 8 drachmai

column 40

Pasoknopais, son of Phasis and Tanomgeus, grandson of Esouris: 28 obols

column 42

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

Total for the day: 296 drachmai 27 obols.

On the 21st, similarly:

Hatres, son of Apollonios and Taorsenouphis, grandson of Heraklas: 12 drachmai 28 obols

column 64

Petheus, son of Petheus and Tauris, grandson of Petheus: 4 drachmai

column 11

Heron, son of Sisois and Didymarion, grandson of Petesouchos: 4 drachmai

column 46

Sarapion, slave of Syros also called Ptolemaios, the offspring of Thaisas: 28 obols

column 50

Heras also called Aphrodisios, son of Heras and Apollonarion, grandson of Petheus: 8 drachmai

column 49

Nemesas, slave of Apollonous, daughter of Apollonios: 8 drachmai

Horos, son of Menandros and Soeris, grandson of Anchophis: 4 drachmai

column 51

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Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PMich IV/1	Youtie HC	1936	225, col. 31 (l. 518-580)	Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 31 (l. 518-580), 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

3327

Link to this Item

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