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Order to issue a tax receipt for recruit gold and deduct freight charges. An instruction from Phoibammon son of Silvanus, a tax-allocation official (diastoleus), to Hermophilos, receiver of the canonical taxes of the eighth indiction, asking him to issue a receipt to Diokles son of Gennadios for gold paid for the recruit tax, and to deduct 2 solidi for freight charges from Phoibammon's share. It dates to the late 4th century and probably comes from Hermopolis. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

κυρίῳ μου ἀδελφῷ Ἑρμοφίλῳ ὑποδέκτῃ κανονικῶν ὀγδόης ἰνδικτίονος Φοιβάμμων Σιλβανοῦ διαστολεύς χαίρειν. ἀπόλυσον ἀποχὴν εἰς ὄνομα Διοκλῆτος Γενναδίου λόγου κανονικῶν παντοίων τίτλων χρυσοῦ τιρώνων χρυσοῦ οὐγγίαν α, γράμματα δεκατέσσαρα, γίνεται χρυσοῦ οὐγκία α, γράμματα ιδ […] κούφισον δὲ τὸ πρόλοιπον τῆς ἐμῆς μερίδος ἀπὸ λόγου ναύλων χρυσοῦ νομισμάτια δύο, ἐπεὶ ἑτοίμως ἔχω λογίσαι τὰ αὐτὰ νομισμάτια δύο ἄχρις τῆς ἐμῆς συνάρσεως καὶ ἐξέδωκά σοι ταύτην τὴν χεῖρα ὡς πρόκειται. Αὐρήλιος Φοιβάμμων Σιλβανοῦ διαστολεύς· συμφωνεῖ μοι ο…λ[…] δὲ τὸ γραμμάτιόν μου τῶν νομισματίων δύο εἰς ὄνομα Ἰωάννου τ[…]…[…]ου καὶ εὑρίσκω αὐτὸ τὸ ἀργύριον.

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EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
To my lord brother Hermophilos, receiver of the canonical taxes of the eighth indiction, Phoibammon son of Silvanus, diastoleus, greetings. Issue a receipt in the name of Diokles son of Gennadios, on account of the canonical taxes of all titles, of gold for recruits, of gold 1 ounce, 14 grammata, total of gold 1 ounce, 14 grammata […]. And deduct the remainder of my share on account of freight charges, 2 gold solidi, [since] I am ready to credit the same 2 solidi [up to] my settlement of accounts; and I have issued to you this note as aforesaid. I, Aurelius Phoibammon son of Silvanus, diastoleus: it is agreed by me. […] and my note for the 2 solidi in the name of Ioannes […] and I find the money.

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