P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4172

Processing Number

3270

Section/Side

Recto, col. 126 (l. 2042-2080)

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso of col. 126 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. 125-126: 36.6 x 29.9 cm; total size: ***

Items

1

Lines

Col. 126: 39 lines

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

Col. 126: complete (papyrus cut off right of col. 126 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

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

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

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

Persons

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

Sambas son of Pasoknopaios and Tapetheus grandson of Horos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 223);

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

Psenesis son of Petheus and Komonis grandson of Esouris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 248);

Agathopous son of Therm(--), doulos of Taseus alias Isarion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 148);

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

Petesouchos son of Petesouchos and Tasoucharion grandson of Petesouchos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 210);

Orsenouphis son of Ptolemaios and Soeris grandson of Orsenouphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 194);

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

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

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

Chairemon son of Pasoxis and Tanephremis grandson of Pasoxis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 247);

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

Sarapion son of Heras the elder and Thermouthis grandson of Herakles (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225);

Pasion son of Petheus and Tathautis grandson of Sambathion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 198);

Heron son of Sabinus and Gaia grandson of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 171);

Imouthes son of Keras and Tepheros grandson of Menandros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 177);

Ammonis (Ammonios) son of Harpagathes and Segathis grandson of Heras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 151)

Translation

(Col.) 126

(Pauni 21, continued)

Aphrodisios, son of Petheus and Stiynchis, grandson of Petesouchos: 12 drachmai; (and) for ch(--): 28 obols

column 14

Sambas, son of Pasoknopaios and Tapetheus, grandson of Horos: 4 drachmai; (and) for ch(--): 4 drachmai

column 86

Petheus, son of Pasoknopaios and Tapetheus, grandson of Petheus: 4 drachmai 28 obols

column 19

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

column 20

Agathopous, slave of Taseus also called Isarion, the offspring of Therm(--): 4 drachmai; (and) for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Heras, son of Horos also called Karanos and Tamystha, grandson of Petheus: 8 drachmai

column 22

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

column 23

Orsenouphis, son of Ptolemaios and Soeris, grandson of Orsenouphis, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

column 28

Ptolemaios, son of Papeis and Thermouthis, grandson of Petheus: 4 drachmai; (and) for ch(--): 28 obols

column 30

Achillas, son of Heron and Didyme, grandson of Orsenouphis: 4 drachmai; (and) for ch(--): 4 drachmai

column 36

Komon, son of Pnepheros and Tkollauthis, grandson of Satabous: 4 drachmai; (and) for ch(--): 4 drachmai

column 37

Chairemon, son of Pasoxis and Tanephremis, grandson of Pasoxis, for ch(--): 28 obols

column 40

Heras, son of Melanas and Tamystha, grandson of Petheus, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

column 42

Sarapion, son of Heras the elder and Thermouthis, grandson of Herakles: 4 drachmai

column 43

Total for the day: 200 drachmai 23 obols.

On the 22nd, similarly:

Pasion, son of Petheus and Tathautis, grandson of Sambathion, for ch(--): 12 drachmai

column 62

Heron, son of Sabinus and Gaia, grandson of Pnepheros: 16 drachmai

column 45

Imouthes, son of Keras and Tepheros, grandson of Menandros, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

column 47

Ammonis, son of Harpagathes and Segathis, grandson of Heras: 16 drachmai

column 52

Papyri.info Link

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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. 126 (l. 2042-2080)	Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 126 (l. 2042-2080), 1936 -- BL III, 114 (l. 2051)	BL III, 114 (l. 2051)

Information on Publications--Bibliography

Bibliography

P.Mich. IV/2, p. 43

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

7559 x 6249

File Size

6 MB

Record

3270

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