P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4172

Processing Number

3334

Section/Side

Recto, col. 41 (l. 896-948)

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso of col. 41 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. 41-42: 27.1 x 29.5 cm; total size: ***

Items

1

Lines

Col. 41: 53 lines

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

Col. 41: complete (papyrus cut off left of col. 41 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

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

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

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

Persons

Mystharion son of Ischyrion and Tapetheus grandson of Euemeros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 188);

Onnophris son of Ptolemaios and Taoueiteis grandson of Onnophris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 192);

Mystharion son of Petheus and Thaesis grandson of Esouris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 188);

Kastor son of Mares (Marres) and Soeris grandson of Heras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 181);

Nikephoros doulos of Longinus Isidoros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 191);

Pnepheros son of Pasoxis and Thakiaris (Thakialis) grandson of Petesouchos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 213);

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

Ptolemaios son of Esouris and Thaesis grandson of Heras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 216);

Mysthes son of Phaesis and Aynchis grandson of Mysthes (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 189);

Kastor son of Ptolemaios and Tapasion grandson of Phaesis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 182);

Phaesis son of Pasoxis and Tabetsiris (Tapetsiris) grandson of Phaesis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 244);

Kames son of Pnepheros and Tapetheus grandson of Ptollion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 180);

Herakleides son of Petheus and Ptolemais grandson of Heras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 167);

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

Petesouchos son of Heraklas and Stiynchis grandson of Heraklas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 210);

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

Petheus son of Didymos and Tauris grandson of Maron (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 201);

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

Sokmenis son of Apynchis and Thatres grandson of Sambas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 230);

Sarapion son of Harpallos (Harpalos) and Tapetheus grandson of Sarapion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225);

Polis son of Petheus and Herais grandson of Keras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 222);

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

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

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

Eutyches, doulos of Sarapias (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 165)

Translation

(Col.) 41

(Pharmouthi 2, continued)

Mystharion, son of Ischyrion and Tapetheus, grandson of Euemeros: 12 drachmai

column 56

Onnophris, son of Ptolemaios and Taoueiteis, grandson of Onnophris: 12 drachmai

column 100

Mystharion, son of Petheus and Thaesis, grandson of Esouris: 8 drachmai

Kastor, son of Mares and Soeris, grandson of Heras: 4 drachmai 28 obols

Nikephoros, slave of Longinus Isidoros: 8 drachmai

column 57

Pnepheros, son of Pasoxis and Thakiaris, grandson of Petesouchos: 4 drachmai

column 59

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

column 69

Ptolemaios, son of Esouris and Thaesis, grandson of Heras: 4 drachmai

Total for the day: 120 drachmai 27 obols.

On the 3rd, similarly:

Mysthes, son of Phaesis and Aynchis, grandson of Mysthes: 12 drachmai

column 4

Kastor, son of Ptolemaios and Tapasion, grandson of Phaesis: 8 drachmai

column 58

Phaesis, son of Pasoxis and Tabetsiris, grandson of Phaesis: 4 drachmai

Kames, son of Pnepheros and Tapetheus, grandson of Ptollion: 20 drachmai

column 41

Herakleides, son of Petheus and Ptolemais, grandson of Heras: 4 drachmai

column 76

Petaus, son of Petalos and Taeuemeros, grandson of Petaus: 8 drachmai

column 77

Petesouchos, son of Heraklas and Stiynchis, grandson of Heraklas: 28 obols

column 78

Petaus, son of Petheus and Taseus, grandson of Pnepheros: 4 drachmai

column 80

Petheus, son of Didymos and Tauris, grandson of Maron: 8 drachmai

Petheus, son of Ptolemaios and Thermouthis, grandson of Petheus: 8 drachmai

column 82

Sokmenis, son of Apynchis and Thatres, grandson of Sambas: 16 drachmai

column 94

Sarapion, son of Harpallos and Tapetheus, grandson of Sarapion: 4 drachmai

column 85

Polis, son of Petheus and Herais, grandson of Keras: 4 drachmai

Herieus the elder, son of Horos and Thaesis, grandson of Pnepheros: 4 drachmai

column 87

Ninis, son of Asklas and Tabous, grandson of Ninis: 28 obols

column 88

Petheus, son of Didymos and Thaisas, grandson of Petheus: 8 drachmai

Eutyches, slave of Sarapias: 4 drachmai

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. 41 (l. 896-948)	pl. III	Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 41 (l. 896-948), 1936, pl. III

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

6089 x 6053

File Size

5 MB

Record

3334

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