P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4172

Processing Number

3265

Section/Side

Recto, col. 121 (l. 1854-1893)

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso of col. 121 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. 121-122: 40.3 x 29.2 cm; total size: ***

Items

1

Lines

Col. 121: 40 lines

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

Col. 121: complete; cols. 105-120 were cut off and are missing

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

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

Illegitimacy--Egypt

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)

Persons

Aphrodisios son of Petheus and Taseus grandson of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 158);

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

Aphrodisios son of Onnophris and Ptolema grandson of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 157);

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

Ptolemaios son of Phanomgeus and Tapsais grandson of Phanomgeus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 219);

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

Ptolemaios son of Satabous and Theonis grandson of Horos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 220);

Pnepheros son of Petaus and Thaesis grandson of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 213);

Ptollis son of Akousilaos and Aphrodous grandson of Ptollis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 221);

Ptolemaios son of Petheus and Tauris grandson of Sokmenis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 218-219);

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

Karanos son of Protous, apator (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 180);

Tasoucharin (Tasoucharion) son of Tapetheus, apator (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 239);

(unnamed son) of Petalion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 208);

Sabinus son of Petesouchos and Charis grandson of Petesouchos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 222);

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

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

Horion son of Petheus and Komonis grandson of Esouris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249);

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

Translation

(Col.) 121

In Pauni,

on the 18th:

Aphrodisios, son of Petheus and Taseus, grandson of Pnepheros, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

column 3

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

Aphrodisios, son of Onnophris and Ptolema, grandson of Pnepheros, for ch(--): 28 obols

column 4

Anchorimphis, son of Petheus the younger and Apollonous, grandson of Anchorimphis, for ch(--): 8 drachmai

column 8

Ptolemaios, son of Phanomgeus and Tapsais, grandson of Phanomgeus: 4 drachmai

Maron, son of Petheus the younger and Apollonous, grandson of Anchorimphis: 4 drachmai

Ptolemaios, son of Satabous and Theonis, grandson of Horos, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

column 10

Pnepheros, son of Petaus and Thaesis, grandson of Pnepheros: 12 drachmai 28 obols

column 11

Ptollis, son of Akousilaos and Aphrodous, grandson of Ptollis: 12 drachmai

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

column 12

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

Karanos, of unknown father, his mother being Protous: 4 drachmai; (and) for ch(--): 12 drachmai

Tasoucharin, of unknown father, her mother being Tapetheus - (through) the (son) of Petalion -, for garden land of year 13: for apomoira, 2 drachmai 3 obols; for olive (transportation), 2 obols 2 chalkoi; for naubion, 1 1/2 obols; for supplements, 3 1/2 obols 2 chalkoi; for eparourion, 1 drachme 4 obols; for supplements, 1 obol; for kollybos, 1/2 obol 2 chalkoi. Total: 5 drachmai 4 obols 2 chalkoi. (In left margin:) 4 drachmai 17 obols.

Sabinus, son of Petesouchos and Charis, grandson of Petesouchos: 4 drachmai; (and) for ch(--): 4 drachmai

column 14

Heron, son of Onnophris and Tapetheus, grandson of Theabenis, for ch(--): 28 obols

column 17

Heras, son of Petheus and Didymarion, grandson of Heras: 4 drachmai

Horion, son of Petheus and Komonis, grandson of Esouris, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

column 18

Heras, son of Petsiris and Isidora, grandson of Heras: 8 drachmai

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. 121 (l. 1854-1893)	Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 121 (l. 1854-1893), 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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Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

173

Year End

174

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

8065 x 5806

File Size

6 MB

Record

3265

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