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Title Tax Roll
Author Unknown tax-collector (Sarapion, son of Sokrates?)
Summary Tax register, recording the daily collection of money taxes in the village of Karanis; the name of each tax-payer paying the poll-tax is cross-referenced with a page of another register, where taxpayers were listed geographically
Citations Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 139 (l. 2485-2503), 1936, pl. IV (l. 2502-2503 only)
Inv. Id P.Mich.inv. 4172
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; col. 139: 18.4 x 29 cm; total size: ***
Condition Col. 139: nearly complete (papyrus cut off left of col. 139 when housed in glass); cols. 140-145 were cut off and are missing.
Lines Col. 139: 19 lines
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto, col. 139 (l. 2485-2503)
Origin Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
More from Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
Language Greek
Date 173-174 A.D.
More from the period between 173 CE and 174 CE
Note (general) Due to the size of this tax roll (P.Mich. IV/1, 225 + IV/2, 358), its content has been divided in the present database into several cards (one for each column).
Note (general) Location: Ann Arbor
Note (general) Pub. status: Recto; Verso is blank
Note (related) + P.Cair. Inv. 57187; cf. also P.Mich. IV/1, 224 + IV/2, 357 (inv. 4171 + 2830 + 3159 + 4910)
Subjects Alabanthis, Herakleidou meris; Real property tax--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city); Poll tax--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city); Tax collection--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city); Women--Taxation--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city); Documentary; Papyrus
Associated Names Theagenes son of Theagenes grandson of Ammonios (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 176); Lucia Antonia (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 185); Bamesis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 159); Thaesis daughter of Pakysis (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 172); Onnophris son of Petheus and Ptolema grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 192); Horos son of Harpagathes and Thaesis grandson of Horos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249); Herakles son of Mysthes and Charis grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 168); Kastor son of Sisois and Thaisas grandson of Petheus (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 182); Mysthes son of Teberis and Isidora grandson of Sambathion (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 189); Horion son of Sisouchos and Apollonous grandson of Sisouchos (see P.Mich. IV/2, p. 249)
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APIS Translation (English)

(Col. 139);;(Epeiph 8, continued);Theagenes, son of Theagenes, grandson of Ammonios, for ch(--): 8 drachmai;Lucia Antonia - (through) Bamesis - for the naubion of the catoeci, for year 14: 4 1/2 obols; for supplements, 1/2 obol; for kollybos, 2 chalkoi. Total: 5 obols 2 chalkoi. ;and (for) Thaesis, daughter of Pakysis, for the naubion of the catoeci, for year 14: 1 1/2 obols; for supplements, 2 chalkoi; for kollybos, 2 chalkoi. Total: 2 obols. (In left margin:) 13 obols.;Onnophris, son of Petheus and Ptolema, grandson of Petheus, for ch(--): 4 drachmai;Horos, son of Harpagathes and Thaesis, grandson of Horos, for ch(--): 8 drachmai;Total for the day: 44 drachmai 1 obol.;;On the 9th, similarly:;Herakles, son of Mysthes and Charis, grandson of Petheus: 12 drachmai;Kastor, son of Sisois and Thaisas, grandson of Petheus, for ch(--): 4 drachmai;;On the 19th, similarly:;Mysthes, son of Teberis and Isidora, grandson of Sambathion: 4 drachmai; (and) for ch(--): 8 drachmai;Horion, son of Sisouchos and Apollonous, grandson of Sisouchos, for ch(--): 12 drachmai;Total for the day: 24 drachmai.;;;(At the bottom of the column:);Year 20, Epeiph 30. Of the grapheion of Alabanthis in the division of Herakleides.