P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4172

Processing Number

3305

Section/Side

Recto, col. 17 (l. 116-174)

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso of col. 17 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. 17-18: 34.8 x 30 cm; total size: ***

Items

1

Lines

Col. 17: 59 lines

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

Col. 17 nearly complete (papyrus cut to the left of col. 17 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 is cross-referenced with a page of another register, where taxpayers were listed geographically

Subject Headings

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

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

Persons

Sambas son of Sokmenis and Tkollainis grandson of Sambas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 224);

Herieus neoteros son of Horos and Thaesis grandson of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 163);

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

Didymos son of Satabous and Tanomgeus grandson of Pakysis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 162);

Ninis son of Asklas and Tabous grandson of Ninis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 191);

Ouetis (Vettius) son of Petheus and Taseus grandson of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 195);

Dioskoros son of Aiaus and Thases grandson of Orsenouphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 162);

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

Satabous son of Petheus and Tapetaus grandson of Satabous (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 226);

Horos neoteros son of Hatres and Teraus grandson of Horos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249-250);

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

Heron son of Pekmeis alias Heuremon and Taseus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 171);

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

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

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

Petheus son of Sokmenis and Thaesis grandson of Sokmenis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 204);

Orsenouphis son of Heron and Zoidous grandson of Orsenouphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 193);

Ammonis (Ammonios) son of Ammonios and Tninis grandson of Ammonios (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 151);

Heron son of Petheus and Taorsenouphis grandson of Kollouthos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 171);

Herakles son of Sokrates and Tapetheus grandson of Phasis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 168);

Herakles son of Petaus and Segathis grandson of Orsenouphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 168);

Petheus alias Karanos, son of Sokmenis and Tasokmenis grandson of Sokmenis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 204);

Petheus son of Herakles and Didyme grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 201);

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

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

Teos son of Petheus and Taonnophris grandson of Teos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 242);

Pasoknopais son of Phaseis and Tanomgeus grandson of Esouris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 199)

Translation

(Col.) 17

(Mecheir 15, continued)

Sambas, son of Sokmenis and Tkollainis, grandson of Sambas: 4 drachmai

column 69

Herieus the younger, son of Horos and Thaesis, grandson of Pnepheros: 8 drachmai

column 80

Pnepheros, son of Pnepheros and Tapetheus, grandson of Pnepheros: 8 drachmai

column 82

Didymos, son of Satabous and Tanomgeus, grandson of Pakysis: 4 drachmai 28 obols

column 84

Ninis, son of Asklas and Tabous, grandson of Ninis: 4 drachmai

column 88

Ouetis, son of Petheus and Taseus, grandson of Pnepheros: 16 drachmai

Dioskoros, son of Aiaus and Thases, grandson of Orsenouphis: 8 drachmai

column 95

Pasion, son of Petheus and Zoidous, grandson of Kames: 24 drachmai 28 obols

column 51

Total for the day: 288 drachmai 24 obols

On the 16th, similarly:

Satabous, son of Petheus and Tapetaus, grandson of Satabous: 4 drachmai

column 1

Horos the younger, son of Hatres and Teraus, grandson of Horos: 4 drachmai

column 2

Aphrodisios, son of Petheus and Taseus, grandson of Pnepheros: 8 drachmai

column 3

Heron, son of Pekmeis also called Heuremon and Taseus: 12 drachmai 28 obols

column 6

Ptolemaios, son of Phanomgeus and Tapsais, grandson of Phanomgeus: 16 drachmai

column 8

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

column 9

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

column 11

Petheus, son of Sokmenis and Thaesis, grandson of Sokmenis: 8 drachmai

column 17

Orsenouphis, son of Heron and Zoidous, grandson of Orsenouphis: 8 drachmai

column 23

Ammonis, son of Ammonios and Tninis, grandson of Ammonios: 8 drachmai

column 26

Heron, son of Petheus and Taorsenouphis, grandson of Kollouthos: 4 drachmai

column 27

Herakles, son of Sokrates and Tapetheus, grandson of Phasis: 8 drachmai

column 29

Herakles, son of Petaus and Segathis, grandson of Orsenouphis: 8 drachmai

column 31

Petheus also called Karanos, son of Sokmenis and Tasokmenis, grandson of Sokmenis: 8 drachmai

column 32

Petheus, son of Herakles and Didyme, grandson of Petheus: 12 drachmai

column 45

Total for the day: 128 drachmai 26 obols

On the 17th, similarly:

Petaus, son of Petheus and Tapasion, grandson of Petaus: 12 drachmai 27 obols

column 34

Komon, son of Pnepheros and Tkollathis, grandson of Satabous: 12 drachmai 26 obols

column 37

Teos, son of Petheus and Taonnophris, grandson of Teos: 4 drachmai 19 obols

column 39

Pasoknopais, son of Phasis and Tanomgeus, grandson of Esouris: 4 drachmai

column 42

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. 17 (l. 116-174)	Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 17 (l. 116-174), 1936 -- L. 147: read 28 obols, instead of 27 obols. (PH)	L. 147: read 28 obols, instead of 27 obols. (PH)

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

7470 x 5988

File Size

6 MB

Record

3305

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