P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number
P.Mich.inv. 4172
Processing Number
3306
Section/Side
Recto, col. 18 (l. 175-228)
Image Side
Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side
Recto; Verso of col. 18 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. 18: 54 lines
Mounted
Yes
Negative
No
Conservation Status
Col. 18: complete (papyrus cut to the right of col. 18 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
Persons
Sambas son of Ptolemaios and Taeuemeros grandson of Sambas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 224);
Horos son of Chairemon and Stotoetis grandson of Horos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249);
Heras son of Melanas and Tamystha grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 169);
Phanomgeus son of Petheus and Tamystha grandson of Satabous (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 245);
Onnophris son of Pasoknopaios and Heros grandson of Petsiris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 191);
Papeis son of Ptolemaios and Heras grandson of Pnepheros, brother of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 197);
Pnepheros (son of Ptolemaios and Heras grandson of Pnepheros), brother of Papeis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 213);
Apitas son of Chairemon and Tasoucharion grandson of Apitas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 152);
Herakleides son of Petheus and Ptolemais grandson of Heras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 167);
Petesouchos son of Heraklas and Stiynchis grandson of Heraklas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 210);
Kastor son of Ptolemaios and Tasoucharion grandson of Kastor (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 182);
Petheus son of Didymos and Tauris grandson of Maron (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 201);
Petesouchos son of Hatres and Tapetheus grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 210);
Polis son of Petheus and Herais grandson of Keras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 222);
Onnophris son of Petheus and Segathis grandson of Teos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 192);
Herieus presbyteros son of Horos and Thaesis grandson of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 163);
Kastor son of Achillas and Aphrodous grandson of Kastor (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 181);
Petaus son of Herieus and Tremennesis (Tlemenesis) grandson of Petaus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 208);
Ptolemaios son of Agathos Daimon and Stiynchis grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 216);
Polydeukes son of Heras and Tapasion grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 214-215);
Horos son of Petaus and Tauris grandson of Petaus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 250);
Sisois son of Naaraus deuteros and Thaisas grandson of Petaus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 229);
Hatres son of Phanomgeus and Tapetheus grandson of Heraklas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 156-157);
Artemas son of Heron and Thaesis grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 155);
Hatres son of Apollonios and Taorsenouphis grandson of Heraklas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 156)
Translation
(Col.) 18
Sambas, son of Ptolemaios and Taeuemeros, grandson of Sambas: 20 drachmai
column 41
Horos, son of Chairemon and Stotoetis, grandson of Horos: 8 drachmai
column 42
Heras, son of Melanas and Tamystha, grandson of Petheus: 4 drachmai
Phanomgeus, son of Petheus and Tamystha, grandson of Satabous: 28 obols
column 53
Onnophris, son of Pasoknopaios and Heros, grandson of Petsiris: 16 drachmai
column 55
Papeis, son of Ptolemaios and Heras, grandson of Pnepheros: 20 drachmai
column 59
Pnepheros, his brother, (born) of the same mother: 4 drachmai 28 obols
Apitas, son of Chairemon and Tasoucharion, grandson of Apitas: 20 drachmai
column 65
Total for the day: 140 drachmai 12 obols.
On the 18th, similarly:
Herakleides, son of Petheus and Ptolemais, grandson of Heras: 4 drachmai
column 76
Petesouchos, son of Heraklas and Stiynchis, grandson of Heraklas: 8 drachmai 8 obols
column 78
Kastor, son of Ptolemaios and Tasoucharion, grandson of Kastor: 8 drachmai
Petheus, son of Didymos and Tauris, grandson of Maron: 4 drachmai
column 80
Petesouchos, son of Hatres and Tapetheus, grandson of Petheus: 8 drachmai
column 82
Polis, son of Petheus and Herais, grandson of Keras: 4 drachmai
column 85
Onnophris, son of Petheus and Segathis, grandson of Teos: 4 drachmai
Herieus the elder, son of Horos and Thaesis, grandson of Pnepheros: 8 drachmai
column 87
Kastor, son of Achillas and Aphrodous, grandson of Kastor: 8 drachmai
column 90
Petaus, son of Herieus and Tremennesis, grandson of Petaus: 4 drachmai
column 89
Ptolemaios, son of Agathos Daimon and Stiynchis, grandson of Petheus: 4 drachmai
column 91
Polydeukes, son of Heras and Tapasion, grandson of Petheus: 8 drachmai
column 100
Horos, son of Petaus and Tauris, grandson of Petaus: 4 drachmai
column 101
Sisois, son of Naaraus the second and Thaisas, grandson of Petaus: 28 obols
Hatres, son of Phanomgeus and Tapetheus, grandson of Heraklas: 4 drachmai
column 103
Artemas, son of Heron and Thaesis, grandson of Petheus: 20 drachmai
column 96
Hatres, son of APollonios and Taorsenouphis, grandson of Heraklas: 16 drachmai
column 64
Total for the day: 120 drachmai 7 obols.

Information on Publications

Publications
Series and Volume Editor Year Pg/Nr Photo SB Preferred Citation Corrections
PMich IV/1 Youtie HC 1936 225, col. 18 (l. 175-228) Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 18 (l. 175-228), 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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Cataloger
PH
Year Begin
173
Year End
174

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7470 x 5988
File Size
6 MB
Record
3306
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