Accounts of Tax on Wine and Meat
Account of tax on wine and meat (with, in addition, a bakery charge) for various people
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Account of payments for a levy of wine and meat TM 10479Karanis (Arsinoites)363 CE – 364 CE
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An account of contributions owed by several individuals toward a levy of wine and meat for the 7th indiction, with amounts in talents and myriads of talents, plus a bakery charge. It comes from Karanis in the Arsinoite nome and probably dates to AD 363-364.
In English machine translation
Share of wine and meat, 7th indiction:
Valerius, 2 myriads 3,100 talents
for the bakery, 1,300 talents
Aion, 1 myriad 4,000 talents
Heras, 9,800 talents
Tapaeis, 8,750 talents
heirs of Tamalei and Alia, [...] talents
Total: [...] myriad(s) [...] talents
"Myriad" means 10,000, so Valerius owes 23,100 talents; the large sums reflect the heavy inflation of the 4th century. The final total and the heirs' amount were left blank or are lost.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Accounts of Tax on Wine and Meat). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.col.7.127
μέρος οἴνου καὶ κρέως ζ ἰνδικτίονος Οὐαλέριος ταλάντων μυριάδες β Γρ ἀρτοκοπίου τάλαντα Ατ Ἀιῶν ταλάντων μυριὰς α Δ Ἡρᾶς τάλαντα Θω Ταπάεις τάλαντα Ηψν κληρονόμοι Ταμάλει καὶ Ἀλία τάλαντα γίνεται τάλαντα μυριάς