P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4172

Processing Number

3288

Section/Side

Recto, col. 15 (l. 1-60)

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso of col. 15 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. 15-16: 37.8 x 30 cm; total size: ***

Items

1

Lines

Col. 15: 60 lines

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

Cut off on the left of col. 15; columns 1-14 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 or banker (Sarapion, son of Sokrates?)

Type of Text/Title of Work

Tax Roll

Content

Tax register, recording day by day the collection of money taxes (poll tax and other capitation taxes; land taxes on orchards and vineyards) in the village of Karanis; the "roll" was composed of a succession of sizable pieces which were never joined - this helps to explain how less than a half of this text (that is still some 3500 lines) came to the University of Michigan, while the whereabouts of the rest are unknown. In the first part of the roll, 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)

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

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

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

Persons

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

Horion son of Kanis and Thermouthis, grandson of Anchophis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 248);

Maron son of Satabous and Tkonnos, grandson of Maron, brother of Menches (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 187);

Menches (son of Satabous and Tkonnos, grandson of Maron), brother of Maron (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 187);

Petsiris son of Pasion and Taonnophris, grandson of Petsiris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 211);

Pasion son of Petsiris and Thases, grandson of Pasion and Taonnophris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 198);

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

Petoraipis (Petsoraipis) son of Hatres and Soeris, grandson of Imouthes (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 212);

Satabous son of Dioskoros and Taorion (Tahorion), grandson of Satabous (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 227);

Herakleides son of Abykis and Herais, grandson of Abykis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 167);

Onnophris son of Menches and Thasis (Thaseis), grandson of Onnophris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 191);

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

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

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

Horos son of Petheus and Ptolema, grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 250);

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

Pakysis son of Panesneus and Tapetheus, grandson of Pakysis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 196);

Diodoros apator, son of Thaisas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 162);

Kastor, doulos of Aphrodous (daughter of Dios) (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 181);

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

Kephalon son of Isidoros and Tasoucharion, grandson of Petesouchos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 183);

Didymion son of Petheus the elder and Tasoucharion, grandson of Didymion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 161);

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

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 Phaesis and Tasigonios, grandson of Zenas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 158);

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

Phaesis son of Heras and Isidora, grandson of Orsenouphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 244);

Mysthes son of Petheus and Tasoucharion, grandson of Mysthes (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 189)

Translation

(Col.)15

Mecheir 14:

Phasis, son of Tesenouphis and Thaesis, grandson of Harphaesis: 4 drachmai

column 3

Horion, son of Kanis and Thermouthis, grandson of Anchophis: 8 drachmai

column 4

Maron, son of Satabous and Tkonnos, grandson of Maron: 4 drachmai

column 5

Menches, his brother, (born) of the same mother: 4 drachmai

Petsiris, son of Pasion and Taonnophris, grandson of Petsiris: 8 drachmai

Pasion, his son, his mother being Thases: 8 drachmai

Petheus, son of Onnophris, for the tax of the potters of year 14: 30 drachmai, (and) supplements: 2 drachmai: = 32 drachmai

32 drachmai 4 obols

Petoraipis, son of Hatres and Soeris, grandson of Imouthes: 4 drachmai

column 9

Satabous, son of Dioskoros and Taorion, grandson of Satabous: 4 drachmai

Herakleides, son of Abykis and Herais, grandson of Abykis: 16 drachmai

Onnophris, son of Menches and Thasis, grandson of Onnophris: 4 drachmai

column 10

Ptolemaios, son of Satabous and Theonis, grandson of Horos: 4 drachmai 28 obols

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

column 12

Ptolemaios, son of Petheus and Tauris, grandson of Sokmenis: 8 drachmai

Horos, son of Petheus and Ptolemas, grandson of Petheus: 8 drachmai

column 15

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

column 17

Pakysis, son of Panesneus and Tapetheus, grandson of Pakysis: 4 drachmai

column 18

Diodoros, of unknown father, son of Thaisas: 4 drachmai

column 21

Kastor, slave of Aphrodous: 4 drachmai

Leonides, son of Ptolemaios and Heras, grandson of Pnepheros: 12 drachmai

Kephalon, son of Isidoros and Tasoucharion, grandson of Petesouchos: 8 drachmai

column 23

Didymion, son of Petheus the elder and Tasoucharion, grandson of Didymion: 4 drachmai

column 25

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

column 31

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

column 33

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

column 34

Achillas, son of Phaesis and Tasigonios, grandson of Zenas: 24 drachmai

column 49

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

column 36

Phaesis, son of Heras and Isidora, grandson of Orsenouphis: 8 drachmai

Mysthes, son of Petheus and Tasoucharion, grandson of Mysthes: 28 obols

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. 15 (l. 1-60)	Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 15 (l. 1-60), 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)

Image Size

7832 x 5941

File Size

6 MB

Record

3288

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