P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Mich.inv. 4172
Processing Number
3289
Section/Side
Recto, col. 150 (l. 2612-2637)
Image Side
Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
Recto; Verso 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. 149-150: 30.7 x 30 cm; total size: ***
Items
1
Lines
Col. 150: 26 lines
Mounted
Yes
Negative
No
Conservation Status
Col. 150: nearly complete (papyrus cut off right of col. 150 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
Persons
Chairemon son of Horos and Segathis grandson of Onnophris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 247);
Horos son of Chairemon and Stotoetis grandson of Horos and Segathis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249);
Sisois son of Petesouchos and Tkonnos grandson of Herakles (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 229);
Aphrodisis son of Ptolemaios and Tapetesouchos grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 158);
Imouthes son of Keras and Tepheros grandson of Menandros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 177);
Petheus son of Petheus and Taphasis grandson of Onnophris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 203);
Anchophis son of Petheus and Aphrodous grandson of Anchophis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 149);
Aphrodisis (Aphrodisios) son of Anchophis and Melanous grandson of Petheus and Aphrodous (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 154);
Sarapion (son of Thaisas), doulos of Syros alias Ptolemaios (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225);
Heron son of Ekysis and Herais grandson of Menandros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 171);
Ptolemaios son of Pasoxis and Heras grandson of Satabous (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 218);
Petsiris son of Pasoknopaios and Heros grandson of Petsiris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 211);
Onnophris son of Pasoknopaios and Heros grandson of Petsiris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 191);
Mystharion son of Ischyrion and Tapetheus grandson of Euemeros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 188);
Petheus son of Kanis and Tkollainis grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 202);
Pnepheros son of Pasoxis and Thakiaris (Thakialis) grandson of Petesouchos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 213);
Sarapion son of Kames and Thaesis grandson of Heras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225);
Harpalos son of Pnepheros and Tepheros grandson of Harphaesis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 155);
Sambas son of Onnophris and Thermouthis grandson of Sambas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 223);
Castrensis, doulos of Thaisarion alias Nebsosis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 181);
Herakleides son of Petheus and Ptolemais grandson of Heras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 167)
Translation
(Col.) 150
(Epeiph 27, continued)
Chairemon, son of Horos and Segathis, grandson of Onnophris, for ch(--): 4 drachmai
Horos, his son, his mother being Stotoetis, for ch(--): 4 drachmai
Total for the day: 156 drachmai 20 obols.
On the 28th, similarly:
Sisois, son of Petesouchos and Tkonnos, grandson of Herakles, for ch(--): 8 drachmai
Aphrodisis, son of Ptolemaios and Tapetesouchos, grandson of Petheus, for ch(--): 28 obols
Imouthes, son of Keras and Tepheros, grandson of Menandros, for ch(--): 4 drachmai
Petheus, son of Petheus and Taphasis, grandson of Onnophris, for ch(--): 4 drachmai
Anchophis, son of Petheus and Aphrodous, grandson of Anchophis, for ch(--): 8 drachmai
Aphrodisis, his son, his mother being Melanous, for ch(--): 4 drachmai
Sarapion, slave of Syros also called Ptolemaios, for ch(--): 4 drachmai
Heron, son of Ekysis and Herais, grandson of Menandros, for ch(--): 4 drachmai
Ptolemaios, son of Pasoxis and Heras, grandson of Satabous, for ch(--): 28 obols
Petsiris, son of Pasoknopaios and Heros, grandson of Petsiris, for ch(--): 4 drachmai
Onnophris, his brother, (born) of the same mother, for ch(--): 4 drachmai
Mystharion, son of Ischyrion and Tapetheus, grandson of Euemeros: 4 drachmai 20 obols; (and) for ch(--): 8 obols
Petheus, son of Kanis and Tkollainis, grandson of Petheus, for ch(--): 4 drachmai
Pnepheros, son of Pasoxis and Thakiaris, grandson of Petesouchos, for ch(--): 4 drachmai
Sarapion, son of Kames and Thaesis, grandson of Heras, for ch(--): 8 drachmai
Harpalos, son of Pnepheros and Tepheros, grandson of Harphaesis: 4 drachmai 28 obols
Sambas, son of Onnophris and Thermouthis, grandson of Sambas, for ch(--): 4 drachmai
Total for the day: 84 drachmai 25 obols.
On the 29th, similarly:
Castrensis, slave of Thaisarion also called Nebsosis, for ch(--): 4 drachmai
Herakleides, son of Petheus and Ptolemais, grandson of Heras, for ch(--): 4 drachmai

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
PMich IV/1 Youtie HC 1936 225, col. 150 (l. 2612-2637) Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 150 (l. 2612-2637), 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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Year Begin
173
Year End
174

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Record
3289
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