P.Mich.inv. 395 / Recto
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Record Details
- Inventory Number
- P.Mich.inv. 395
- Processing Number
- 2125
- Section/Side
- Recto
- Image Side
- Recto
Background and Physical Properties
- Publ./Side
- Recto; Verso is blank
- Connections
- + P.Mich.inv. 397a; see also P.Mich. X, 600; XII, 643- 644; 646
- Material
- Pap
- Size
- P.Mich.inv. 395: 36.7 x 27 cm; inv. 397a: 4.2 x 22.1 cm
- Items
- 1 + 1
- Lines
- Col. I (not in the edition) - 18;
- col. II (col. I of the edition) - 15;
- marginal note between col. II and III - 2;
- col. III (col. II of the edition) - 15
- Mounted
- Yes
- Negative
- Yes
- Conservation Status
- Broken off on the left, with a fragment missing between inv. 397a and 395; badly damaged at places
- Status
- published
- Library
- Ann Arbor
Contents
- Date
- May/June 304 A.D.
- Origin
- Unknown
- Provenance
- Probably Philadelphia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
- Acquisition
- purchased in Egypt by B.P. Grenfell and F.W. Kelsey in March-April 1920
- Language
- Greek
- Genre
- Documentary
- Author
- Unknown officials (epimeletai or apodektai)
- Type of Text/Title of Work
- Receipt for Money of Tax Collection
- Content
- Receipt issued by an unknown official to the sitologoi of Philadelphia for successive payments of money collected from arrears in the land tax
- Subject Headings
- Taxation--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)
- Persons
- Diocletianus, Emperor;
- Maximianus, Emperor;
- Constantius, Caesar,
- Maximianus, Caesar;
- Aphon, sitologos (of Philadelphia) (see also P.Mich. X, 600; XII, 643; 645);
- Ptolemaiso, sitologos (of Philadelphia);
- Sarapammon, prytaneusas (former prytanis);
- Pasis, sitologos (of Philadelphia) (see also P.Mich. XII, 644)
- Geographica
- Philadelphia
- Translation
- (Col. I)
- [Year 20-12] of our lords [Diocletian and] Maximian, Augusti, [and Constantius and] Maximian, the [most noble] Caesars, Pauni [. . Aphon(?) and] Ptolemaios and the associate sitologoi [have paid as the price of wheat . . .], for Philadelphia, [. . .] talents, [equal . . . talents].
- [- - -] six talents and three [thousand dr., equal 6 tal.] 3000 dr.
- [- - -] the same as the price of wheat [- - -]
- [- - -] two talents and [. . .] dr. [- - -]
- [- - -] . . ., equal 2 tal. [. . .] dr.
- [- - -] for the village of Philadelphia [- - -]
- [- - -] . . .
- [- - -] . . . two thousand [- - -] dr., equal . . . dr.
- [- - -] likewise [one] talent [and one-hundred and twenty dr., equal] 1 tal. 120 dr.
- [- - - one] talent [- - -]
- (Col. II)
- And on the 21st, the same have paid as the price of wheat of year 17-16-9, for Philadelphia, two talents, equal 2 tal.; and on account of the payment of gold for the month of Pauni, in the name of Sarapammon, formerly prytanis, 1 tal. 100 dr., for epinemesis.
- And on the 28th, the same have paid as the price of wheat of year 17-16-9, for Philadelphia, two talents, equal 2 tal.
- (2nd hand) And on Pauni 4, Aphon, Ptolemaios, and the associate sitologoi have paid as the price of wheat of year 17-16-9, for Philadelphia, thirteen talents and three thousand dr., equal 13 tal. 3000 dr.
- And on the 7th, the same have likewise paid as the price of wheat of year 17-16-9, for Philadelphia, six talents and three thousand dr., equal 6 tal. 3000 dr.
- (3rd hand) Total: 46 tal. 3000 dr.
- (In the space between col. II and III)
- (4th hand) Mesore 2. On account of silver bullion, (in the name) of Eugenios, two talents, equal 2 tal.
- (Col. III)
- (5th hand) Year 20-12 of our lords Diocletian and Maximian, Augusti, and Constantius and Maximian, the most noble Caesars, Epeiph 2. Aphon and Pasis have paid as the price of wheat of year 17-16-9, in commutation, for Philadelphia, fifteen talents and three thousand dr., equal 15 tal. 3000 dr.
- (2nd hand) And on the 4th, the same have likewise paid as the price of wheat of year 17-16-9, in commutation, for Philadelphia, four talents and four thousand dr., equal 4 tal. 4000 dr.
- Likewise another two thousand dr., equal 2000 dr.
- (3rd hand) Total: 20 tal. 3000 dr.
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Information on Publications
- Publications
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Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections PMich XII Browne GM 1975 645 Browne GM, PMich XII, 645, 1975 -- + P.Mich.inv. 397a, a strip of papyrus bearing part of the first column. (PH) + P.Mich.inv. 397a, a strip of papyrus bearing part of the first column. (PH)
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- PH
- Year Begin
- 304
- Year End
- 304
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- Image Size
- 2695 x 2098
- File Size
- 752 KB
- Record
- 2125
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