P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4172

Processing Number

3266

Section/Side

Recto, col. 122 (l. 1894-1930)

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso of col. 122 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. 122: 37 lines

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

Col. 122: nearly complete (papyrus cut off right of col. 122 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 paying the poll-tax is cross-referenced with a page of another register, where taxpayers were listed geographically

Subject Headings

Illegitimacy--Egypt

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

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

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

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

Hermation, doulos of Longinus alias Isidoros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 163);

Anoubas son of Horos and Tepheros grandson of Anoubas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 151);

Sokmenis son of Sokrates and Tapetheus grandson of Phasis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 230);

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

Petaus son of Petheus and Tapasion grandson of Petaus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 209);

Akousarion daughter of Euemeros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 150);

the (son) of Petenas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 210);

Petheus son of Onnophris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 202);

Sisois son of Petesouchos and Tkonnos grandson of Herakles (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 229);

Sarapion son of Perigenes and Tanais grandson of Akousilaos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225);

Komon son of Tasoucharion, apator (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 183);

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

Patron son of Sokmenis and Taonnophris grandson of Onnophris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 200);

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

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

Translation

(Col.) 122

(Pauni 18, continued)

Petheus, son of Nestosiris and Thermouthis, grandson of Petheus, for ch(--): 28 drachmai

column 22

Longinus also called Gemellus, of unknown father, his mother being Taphois: 8 drachmai

column 27

Hermation, slave of Longinus also called Isidoros: 8 drachmai

Anoubas, son of Horos and Tepheros, grandson of Anoubas: 4 drachmai

column 29

Sokmenis, son of Sokrates and Tapetheus, grandson of Phasis: 4 drachmai; (and) for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Petaus, son of Sisois and Thermouthis, grandson of Satabous, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

column 34

Petaus, son of Petheus and Tapasion, grandson of Petaus: 4 drachmai

Akousarion, daughter of Euemeros - (through) the (son) of Petenas -, for garden land of year 13: for apomoira, 5 drachmai; for olive (transportation), 4 obols 2 chalkoi; for naubion, 3 obols; for supplements, 1 drachme 1 1/2 obols; for eparourion, 3 drachmai 2 obols; for supplements, 1 1/2 obols 2 chalkoi; for kollybos, 1 obol 2 chalkoi. Total: 11 drachmai 1 1/2 obols 2 chalkoi;

and Petheus, son of Onnophris, for garden land of year 13: for apomoira, 2 drachmai 2 obols 2 chalkoi; for olive (transportation), 2 1/2 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:) 16 drachmai 15 obols.

Total for the day: 196 drachmai 28 obols.

On the 19th, similarly:

Sisois, son of Petesouchos and Tkonnos, grandson of Herakles: 4 drachmai

column 46

Sarapion, son of Perigenes and Tanais, grandson of Akousilaos: 4 drachmai

column 45

Komon, of unknown father, his mother being Tasoucharion: 8 drachmai

column 47

Petheus, son of Petheus and Taphaseis, grandson of Onnophris, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

column 48

Patron, son of Sokmenis and Taonnophris, grandson of Onnophris, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

column 50

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

column 49

Nemesas, slave of Apollonous: 8 drachmai

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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. 122 (l. 1894-1930)	Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 122 (l. 1894-1930), 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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Institution

s

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

3266

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