P.Mich.inv. 4172 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 4172

Processing Number

3349

Section/Side

Recto, col. 62 (l. 1608-1661)

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Publ./Side

Recto; Verso of col. 62 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. 62: 54 lines

Mounted

Yes

Negative

No

Conservation Status

Col. 62: nearly complete (papyrus cut off right of col. 62 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

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

Ptolemaios son of Petheus and Thaisas grandson of Heras (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 219);

Ptolemaios son of Chairemon and Stotoetis grandson of Horos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 216);

Ptolemaios son of Petheus and Thaesis grandson of Sokmenis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 219);

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

Aphrodisios son of Anchophis and Melanous grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 157);

Heras alias Aphrodisios son of Heras and Apollonarion grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 168);

Nemesas, doulos of Apollonous (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 190);

Sarapion (son of Thaisas), doulos of Syros alias Ptolemaios (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225);

Horion son of Petoraipis (Petsoraipis) and Sambathion grandson of Demas (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249);

Harpagathes son of Ptolemaios and Tasiaipis grandson of Harpagathes (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 155);

Pasoxis son of Pasoxis and Taseus grandson of Panther (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 199);

Ptolemaios son of Harpagathes and Thaesis grandson of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 217);

Horos son of Anchophis and Teseuris grandson of Herakles (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249);

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

Pnepheros son of Harphaesis and Tapondos (Tapontos) grandson of Pnepheros (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 212);

Harpalos son of Pnepheros and Tepheros grandson of Harphaesis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 155);

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);

Charidemos son of Petoraipis and Thaesis grandson of Onnophris (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 248);

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

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

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

Sarapion son of Ptolemaios and Thaesis grandson of Sarapion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 225)

Translation

(Col.) 62

(Pachon 5, continued)

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

column 42

Ptolemaios, son of Petheus and Thaisas, grandson of Heras: 8 drachmai

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

Ptolemaios, son of Petheus and Thaesis, grandson of Sokmenis: 4 drachmai

column 43

Total for the day: 164 drachmai 27 obols.

On the 6th, similarly:

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

column 46

Aphrodisios, son of Anchophis and Melanous, grandson of Petheus: 8 drachmai

column 48

Heras also called Aphrodisios, son of Heras and Apollonarion, grandson of Petheus: 8 drachmai

column 49

Nemesas, slave of Apollonous: 8 drachmai

Sarapion, slave of Syros also called Ptolemaios: [[. . .]] 28 obols

column 50

Horion, son of Petoraipis and Sambathion, grandson of Demas: 8 drachmai

column 51

Harpagathes, son of Ptolemaios and Tasiaipis, grandson of Harpagathes: [[. .]] 4 drachmai

column 52

Pasoxis, son of Pasoxis and Taseus, grandson of Panther: 4 drachmai

column 53

Ptolemaios, son of Harpagathes and Thaesis, grandson of Pnepheros: 8 drachmai

column 55

Horos, son of Anchophis and Teseuris, grandson of Herakles: 4 drachmai

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

column 56

Pnepheros, son of Harphaesis and Tapondos, grandson of Pnepheros: 8 drachmai

column 74

Harpalos, his son, (born) of Tepheros: 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

column 68

Charidemos, son of Petoraipis and Thaesis, grandson of Onnophris: 4 drachmai

column 72

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

column 75

Nilos, son of Euemeros and Sambous, grandson of Nilos: 12 drachmai

Total for the day: [[104]] 108 drachmai [[..]] 27 obols.

On the 7th, similarly:

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

column 76

Sarapion, son of Ptolemaios and Thaesis, grandson of Sarapion: 16 drachmai

column 78

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. 62 (l. 1608-1661)	Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 62 (l. 1608-1661), 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

3349

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