Account of tax collections in barley and in money

Account of tax collections in barley and in money APIS (NNU)4791 p.nyu.1.15 0176;1;15 nyu.apis.4791 12533 12533 p.nyu;1;15 NYU inv 0067.01

The papyrus is complete in its outer dimensions, but is considerably damaged in the lower half. The writing-in a clear, medium-sized, slightly slanting cursive- is in three columns. The surface of Column I is badly abraded. In Columns II and III, on the other hand, the damage to the papyrus has caused no loss of written text, which is confined to the upper third of the sheet. In Columns I-II are listed payments of barley made by a group of individuals (members of a pittakion?) during Mesore 12-16. Colunm III lists money payments made by the same persons on Mesore I3.Since the only caption is that which at the head of Column I identifies the document as an "Account of Collection of Barley", we are probably to understand that these tax payments were made partly in kind and partly through adaeratio, which is recorded in contemporary documents at the rate of1000 drachmas per artab (cf. PCair Isid 58, introd.). On the date of this account see the intr. to 12.

Location: Bobst; Rehoused in Box 44; Fales Library XVII 10 47 lines Source of description: R Greek 1 papyrus ; 34.5 x 24.5 cm August 9, 315 CE Found at: Karanis APIS keywords are controlled locally at the institution level. They are not necessarily consistent. English Greek Papyri Documentary Accounting Tax Barley

P.NYU I 15 P.NYU:1:15