P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4172

Processing Number

3341

Section/Side

Recto, col. 54 (l. 1194-1246)

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso of col. 54 is blank except for a short pen trial

Connections

+ P.Cair. Inv. 57187; cf. also P.Mich. IV/1, 224 + IV/2, 357 (inv. 4171 + 2830 + 3159 + 4910)

Material

Pap

Size

col. 53-54: 34 x 30 cm; total size: ***

Items

1

Lines

Col. 54: 63 lines

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

Col. 54: nearly complete (papyrus cut off right of col. 54 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)

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

Diseases--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)

Persons

Herakles son of Mysthes and Charis grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 168);

Petaus son of Onnophris and Tkateis grandson of Petaus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 208);

Chairemon son of Phanomgeus and Tbelles grandson of Phanomgeus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 247);

Horos son of Onnophris and Isidora grandson of Harendotes (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 250);

Sentis alias Theagenes son of Petheus and Tauris grandson of Theagenes (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 228);

Besis son of Petheus and Thermouthis grandson of Akousilaos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 159);

Sambas son of Onnophris and Thermouthis grandson of Sambas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 223);

Petsiris son of Petesouchos and Apia grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 211-212);

Ptolemaios son of Apynchis and Tapetheus grandson of Aunes (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 216);

Nekpheraus son of Euemeros and Taonnophris grandson of Nekpheraus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 190);

Heron son of Ptolemaios and Heras grandson of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 171);

Sarapion son of Apollonios and Thermouthis grandson of Harpagathes (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225);

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

Sarapion son of Phasis and Helene grandson of Keras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225);

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

Onnophris son of Petheus and Segathis grandson of Teos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 192);

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

Herieus son of Sambas and Tapapeis grandson of Peteesis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 163);

Sisois son of Karanos and Artemis grandson of Heraklas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 229);

Horos son of Anchorimphis and Achillis grandson of Horos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249);

Ptolemaios son of Orsenouphis and Anthia grandson of Herieus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 218);

Maron son of Ptolemaios and Taseus grandson of Sambathion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 187);

Apollonis son of Petronius and Ptolemais grandson of Apollonios (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 153);

Horos son of Horos and Taarmothes (Taharmothes) grandson of Horos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 250)

Translation

(Col.) 54

(Pharmouthi 19, continued)

Herakles, son of Mysthes and Charis, grandson of Petheus: 8 drachmai

column 54

Petaus, son of Onnophris and Tkateis, grandson of Petaus: 8 drachmai

column 57

Chairemon, son of Phanomgeus and Tbelles, grandson of Phanomgeus: 8 drachmai

column 62

Horos, son of Onnophris and Isidora, grandson of Harendotes: 8 drachmai

column 63

Sentis also called Theagenes, son of Petheus and Tauris, grandson of Theagenes: 8 drachmai

Besis, son of Petheus and Thermouthis, grandson of Akousilaos: 4 drachmai

column 65

Sambas, son of Onnophris and Thermouthis, grandson of Sambas: 4 drachmai 28 obols

column 68

Petsiris, son of Petesouchos and Apia, grandson of Petheus: 4 drachmai 28 obols

column 67

Ptolemaios, son of Apynchis and Tapetheus, grandson of Aunes: 4 drachmai

column 70

Nekpheraus, son of Euemeros and Taonnophris, grandson of Nekpheraus: 4 drachmai

column 75

Total for the day: 132 drachmai 25 obols.

On the 20th similarly:

Heron, son of Ptolemaios and Heras, grandson of Pnepheros: 4 drachmai 28 obols

column 59

Sarapion, son of Apollonios and Thermouthis, grandson of Harpagathes: 4 drachmai

column 61

Pnepheros, son of Pnepheros and Tapetheus, grandson of Pnepheros: 28 obols

column 82

Sarapion, son of Phasis and Helene, grandson of Keras: 28 obols

column 85

Didymos, son of Satabous and Tanomgeus, grandson of Pakysis: 4 drachmai; (and) for ch(--): 4 drachmai

column 84

Onnophris, son of Petheus and Segathis, grandson of Teos: 4 drachmai

Petheus, son of Didymos and Thaisas, grandson of Petheus: 8 drachmai 20 obols

column 88

Herieus, son of Sambas and Tapapeis, grandson of Peteesis: 28 obols

Sisois, son of Karanos and Artemis, grandson of Heraklas: 40 drachmai. (In left margin:) [[. . .]]

Horos, son of Anchorimphis and Achillis, grandson of Horos: 4 drachmai

column 98

Ptolemaios, son of Orsenouphis and Anthia, grandson of Herieus: 4 drachmai

column 99

Maron, son of Ptolemaios and Taseus, grandson of Sambathion: 8 drachmai

column 101

Apollonis, son of Petronius and Ptolemais, grandson of Apollonios, diseased, for the guards: 4 drachmai

column 105

Horos, son of Horos and Taarmothes, grandson of Horos: 8 drachmai

Total for the day: 112 drachmai 16 obols.

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. 54 (l. 1194-1246)	Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 54 (l. 1194-1246), 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

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

7392 x 5723

File Size

5 MB

Record

3341

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