P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4172

Processing Number

3345

Section/Side

Recto, col. 58 (l. 1400-1450)

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso of col. 58 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. 57-58: 33.8 x 29.1 cm; total size: ***

Items

1

Lines

Col. 58: 50 lines

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

Col. 58: complete (papyrus cut off right of col. 58 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

Guards troops--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)

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

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

Persons

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

Pasion son of Sarapion and Nilous grandson of Phaesis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 198);

Ptolemaios son of Heron and Tasoucharion grandson of Horos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 217);

Sambas son of Pasoknopaios and Tapetheus grandson of Horos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 223);

Phanomgeus son of Tesenouphis and Thaesis grandson of Harphaesis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 245);

Onnophris son of Pnepheros and Thaesis grandson of Phanomgeus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 192);

Aphrodisios son of Onnophris and Ptolema grandson of Pnepheros and Thaesis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 157);

Pasion son of Petsiris and Thases grandson of Pasion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 198);

Petsiris son of Pasion and Taonnophris grandson of Petsiris and Thases (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 211);

Phaesis son of Pekmeis alias Heuremon and Sambathion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 244);

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

Ptolemaios son of Satabous and Theonis grandson of Horos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 220);

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

Sabinus son of Petheus and Herakleia grandson of Phanomgeus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 222);

Kephalon son of Isidoros and Tasoucharion grandson of Petesouchos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 183);

Petheus son of Horos and Sambathion grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 202);

Aunes son of Aunes and Tapetheus grandson of Hermas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 157);

Ptolemaios neoteros son of Petheus and Iulia grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 218);

Heras son of Melanas and Tamystha grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 169);

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

Perigenes son of Zoilos and Sambathion grandson of Ptolemaios (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 208);

Pakysis son of Melanas and Taeuemeros grandson of Pakysis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 196);

Melanas son of Melanas and Taeuemeros grandson of Pakysis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 187)

Translation

(Col.) 58

(Pharmouthi 26, continued)

Herakles, son of Petheus and Taseus, grandson of Onnophris: for the guards, 4 drachmai

column 93

Pasion, son of Sarapion and Nilous, grandson of Phaesis: 12 drachmai

column 99

Ptolemaios, son of Heron and Tasoucharion, grandson of Horos: 8 drachmai

column 96

Sambas, son of Pasoknopaios and Tapetheus, grandson of Horos: 4 drachmai

column 86

Total for the day: 92 drachmai 28 obols.

On the 27th, similarly:

Phanomgeus, son of Tesenouphis and Thaesis, grandson of Harphaesis: 4 drachmai

column 3

Onnophris, son of Pnepheros and Thaesis, grandson of Phanomgeus: 8 drachmai

column 4

Aphrodisios, his son, (born) of Ptolema: 4 drachmai

Pasion, son of Petsiris and Thases, grandson of Pasion: 4 drachmai

column 5

Petsiris, his son, (born) of Taonnophris: 4 drachmai

Phaesis, son of Pekmeis also called Heuremon and Sambathion: 4 drachmai

column 6

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

column 9

Ptolemaios, son of Satabous and Theonis, grandson of Horos: 4 drachmai

column 10

Petaus, son of Petheus and Stiynchis, grandson of Petesouchos: 20 drachmai

column 14

Sabinus, son of Petheus and Herakleia, grandson of Phanomgeus: 8 drachmai

column 20

Kephalon, son of Isidoros and Tasoucharion, grandson of Petesouchos: 8 drachmai

column 23

Petheus, son of Horos and Sambathion, grandson of Petheus: 8 drachmai

column 26

Aunes, son of Aunes and Tapetheus, grandson of Hermas: 4 drachmai

column 32

Ptolemaios the younger, son of Petheus and Iulia, grandson of Petheus: 20 drachmai 27 obols

column 34

Heras, son of Melanas and Tamystha, grandson of Petheus: 4 drachmai

column 42

Horos, son of Chairemon and Stotoetis, grandson of Horos: 8 drachmai

Total for the day: 120 drachmai 27 obols.

On the 28th, similarly:

Perigenes, son of Zoilos and Sambathion, grandson of Ptolemaios: 4 drachmai

column 46

Pakysis, son of Melanas and Taeuemeros, grandson of Pakysis: 12 drachmai

column 50

Melanas, his brother, (born) of the same mother: 12 drachmai

Papyri.info Link

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Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PMich IV/1	Youtie HC	1936	225, col. 58 (l. 1400-1450)	Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 58 (l. 1400-1450), 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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Institution

s

Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

173

Year End

174

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

7256 x 5983

File Size

6 MB

Record

3345

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