Papyri.info

sign in



open in editor
Canonical URI: http://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.3349

Catalog Record: michigan.apis.3349 [xml]

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 is cross-referenced with a page of another register, where taxpayers were listed geographically
Citations Youtie HC, PMich IV/1, 225, col. 62 (l. 1608-1661), 1936
Inv. Id P.Mich.inv. 4172
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; col. 61-62: 34.5 x 29.5 cm; total size: ***
Condition Col. 62: nearly complete (papyrus cut off right of col. 62 when housed in glass)
Lines Col. 62: 54 lines
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto, col. 62 (l. 1608-1661)
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 of col. 62 is blank
Note (related) + P.Cair. Inv. 57187; cf. also P.Mich. IV/1, 224 + IV/2, 357 (inv. 4171 + 2830 + 3159 + 4910)
Subjects Slaves--Taxation--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city); Poll tax--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city); Tax collection--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city); Documentary; Papyrus
Associated Names 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)
Images Recto thumbnail
Images Recto medium
Images Recto large
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

APIS Translation (English)

(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; column 42;Ptolemaios, son of Chairemon and Stotoetis, grandson of Horos: 8 drachmai; column 42;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; column 49;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; column 55;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; column 74;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; column 75;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