P.Mich.inv. 4172
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Record Details
- Inventory Number
- P.Mich.inv. 4172
- Processing Number
- 3312
- Section/Side
- Recto, col. 186 (l. 3084-3110)
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. 185-186: 18 x 27.1 cm; total size: ***
- Items
- 1
- Lines
- Col. 186: 27 lines
- Mounted
- Yes
- Negative
- No
- Conservation Status
- Col. 186: broken off on the right side (and on the left side of col. 185)
- 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)
- Karanis (Extinct city)--Defenses.
- Guards troops--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)
- Persons
- Akoution son of Heron [and Tauris grandson of Akousilaos] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 150);
- Petesouchos son of Petheus [and - - - grandson of - - -] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 210-211);
- Ptollis son of Akousilaos [and Aphrodous grandson of Ptollis] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 221);
- Petheus son of Sokmenis [and - - - grandson of - - -] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 204);
- Kastor son of Petheus [and Herakleia grandson of Phanomgeus] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 181);
- Ptolemaios son of Petheus [and - - - grandson of - - -] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 218-219);
- Petaus son of Petheus [and - - -] grandson of Pet[. . .] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 209);
- Achillas son of Heron [and Didyme] grandson of Orsenouphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 158);
- Phasis son of Petheus [and Thaesis] grandson of Heras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 246);
- Sarapion [son of Thaisas], doulos of Syros [alias Ptolemaios] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225);
- Harpagathes son of Ptolemaios [and Tasiaipis grandson of Harpagathes] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 155);
- Syros son of Onnophris [and Tkollainis grandson of Maron] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 231);
- Kastor son of Sisois [and Thaisas son of Petheus] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 182);
- Pnepheros son of Besis [and Heras grandson of Thoteus] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 212
- Sambas son of Sokmenis [and Tkollainis grandson of Sambas] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 224);
- Kopaneus son of Polydion [and Politta grandson of Kopaneus] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 184);
- Sabinus son of Ptolemaios [and Zoidous grandson of Ptolemaios] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 222);
- Sambas son of Petheus [and - - - grandson of - - -] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 223);
- Dioskoros [son of - - - and - - - grandson of - - -];
- Horos son of Anch[. . . and - - - grandson of - - -] (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249)
- Translation
- [(Col.) 186]
- On the 30th (of Phaophi), similarly:
- Akoution, son of Heron [and Tauris, grandson of Akousilaos: - - -]
- Petesouchos, son of Petheus [and - - -, grandson of - - -: - - -]
- Ptollis, son of Akousilaos [and Aphrodous, grandson of Ptollis, for ch(--): - - -]
- Petheus, son of Sokmenis [and - - -, grandson of - - -: - - -]
- Kastor, son of Petheus [and Herakleia, grandson of Phanomgeus, for ch(--): - - -]
- Ptolemaios, son of Petheus [and - - -, grandson of - - -: - - -]
- Petaus, son of Petheus [and - - -], grandson of Pet[. . ., for ch(--): - - -]
- Achillas, son of Heron [and Didyme], grandson of Orsenouphis, [for ch(--): - - -]
- Phasis, son of Petheus [and Thaesis] grandson of Heras, [for guards: 1 drachme; for guard towers: 1 drachme 1 obol. Total: 2 drachmai 1 obol]
- Total for the [day: - - -]
- On Hathyr 1:
- Sarapion, slave of Syros [also called Ptolemaios, the offspring of Thaisas, for ch(--): - - -]
- Harpagathes, son of Ptolemaios [and Tasiaipis, grandson of Harpagathes: - - -]
- Syros, son of Onnophris [and Tkollainis, grandson of Maron: - - -]
- Kastor, son of Sisois [and Thaisas, son of Petheus, for ch(--): - - -]
- Pnepheros, son of Besis [and Heras, grandson of Thoteus, for ch(--): - - -]
- Sambas, son of Sokmenis [and Tkollainis, grandson of Sambas, for ch(--): - - -]
- On the 2nd, similarly:
- Kopaneus, son of Polydion [and Politta, grandson of Kopaneus, for ch(--): - - -]
- Sabinus, son of Ptolemaios [and Zoidous, grandson of Ptolemaios: - - -]
- Sambas, son of Petheus [and - - -, grandson of - - -: - - -]
- Dioskoros, [son of - - - and - - -, grandson of - - -: - - -]
- Horos, son of Anch[. . . and - - -, grandson of - - -: - - -]
- [Total for the day: - - -]
- 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. 186 (l. 3084-3110) Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 186 (l. 3084-3110), 1936 -- BL III, 114 (l. 3089; 3094; 3105; 3107; 3108) BL III, 114 (l. 3089; 3094; 3105; 3107; 3108)
Information on Publications--Bibliography
- Bibliography
- P.Mich. IV/2, p. 45.
- 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
Cataloging
- Cataloger
- PH
- Year Begin
- 173
- Year End
- 174
Technical Details
- Record
- 3312
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