P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4172

Processing Number

3348

Section/Side

Recto, col. 61 (l. 1551-1607)

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso of col. 61 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. 61-62: 34.5 x 29.5 cm; total size: ***

Items

1

Lines

Col. 61: 57 lines

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

Col. 61: complete (papyrus cut off left of col. 61 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

Illegitimacy--Egypt

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

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

Persons

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

Petheus son of Ischyrion and Tepheros grandson of Pasoknopaios (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 202);

Ptollas son of Satabous and Tapondos (Tapontos) grandson of Ptollas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 221);

Pasion son of Petheus and Tathautis grandson of Sambathion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 198);

Satabous son of Petheus and Tapetaus grandson of Satabous (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 226);

Pasion son of Pasoxis and Segathis grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 198);

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

Horion son of Kanis and Thermouthis grandson of Anchophis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 248);

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

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

Mysthes son of Teberis and Isidora grandson of Sambathion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 189);

Herakleides son of Abykis and Herais grandson of Abykis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 167);

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

Harpagathes son of Satabous and Sambathion grandson of Anchophis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 155);

Psenesis son of Pharmenion (Parmenion) and Tkonnos grandson of Psenesis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 248);

Petheus son of Heron and Eserempis grandson of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 201);

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

Didymion son of Petheus presbyteros and Tasoucharion grandson of Didymion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 161);

Orsenouphis son of Ptolemaios and Soeris grandson of Orsenouphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 194);

Valerius son of Valeria, apator (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 195);

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

Petaus son of Sisois and Thermouthis grandson of Satabous (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 209);

Chairemon son of Heron and Didyme grandson of Orsenouphis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 247);

Sarapion alias Sokrates son of Achillas and Tamaron grandson of Hatres (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225);

Apynchis son of Pnepheros and Tasoucharion grandson of Pakysis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 154);

Heron son of Petesouchos and Tasoucharion grandson of Petesouchos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 171);

Esouris son of Kames and Thaesis grandson of Heras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 164)

Translation

(Col.) 61

(Pachon 4, continued)

Maron, son of Ptolemaios and Taseus, grandson of Sambathion: 4 drachmai

column 101

Petheus, son of 'Ischyrion' and Tepheros, grandson of Pasoknopaios: 8 drachmai

column 103

Ptollas, son of Satabous and Tapondos, grandson of Ptollas: 8 drachmai

column 97

Total for the day: 76 drachmai 28 obols.

On the 5th, similarly:

Pasion, son of Petheus and Tathautis, grandson of Sambathion: 8 drachmai

column 62

Satabous, son of Petheus and Tapetaus, grandson of Satabous: 4 drachmai

column 1

Pasion, son of Pasoxis and Segathis, grandson of Petheus: 4 drachmai

column 2

Mysthes, son of Phaesis and Aynchis, grandson of Mysthes: 4 drachmai; (and) for ch(---), 4 drachmai

column 4

Horion, son of Kanis and Thermouthis, grandson of Anchophis: 8 drachmai

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

column 6

Petesouchos, son of Petheus and Tkollainis, grandson of Petheus: 4 drachmai

column 7

Mysthes, son of Teberis and Isidora, grandson of Sambathion: 8 drachmai

column 8

Herakleides, son of Abykis and Herais, grandson of Abykis: 4 drachmai; (and) for ch(---), 4 drachmai

column 9

Onnophris, son of Sisois and Thaesis, grandson of Petsiris: 4 drachmai

column 12

Harpagathes, son of Satabous and Sambathion, grandson of Anchophis: 4 drachmai

Psenesis, son of Pharmenion and Tkonnos, grandson of Psenesis: 4 drachmai

column 16

Petheus, son of Heron and Eserempis, grandson of Pnepheros: 4 drachmai

column 17

Petheus, son of Sokmenis and Thaesis, grandson of Sokmenis: 8 drachmai

Didymion, son of Petheus the elder and Tasoucharion, grandson of Didymion: 4 drachmai

column 25

Orsenouphis, son of Ptolemaios and Soeris, grandson of Orsenouphis: 4 drachmai

column 28

Valerius, of unknown father, the son of Valeria: 28 obols

column 29

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

column 32

Petaus, son of Sisois and Thermouthis, grandson of Satabous: 4 drachmai

column 34

Chairemon, son of Heron and Didyme, grandson of Orsenouphis: 4 drachmai 28 obols

column 35

Sarapion also called Sokrates, son of Achillas and Tamaron, grandson of Hatres: 4 drachmai

column 38

Apynchis, son of Pnepheros and Tasoucharion, grandson of Pakysis: 4 drachmai

column 39

Heron, son of Petesouchos and Tasoucharion, grandson of Petesouchos: 24 drachmai

column 23

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

column 41

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. 61 (l. 1551-1607)	Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 61 (l. 1551-1607), 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

7453 x 6094

File Size

6 MB

Record

3348

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