Receipts 308 AD
Receipts given by tesserarii for deliveries of gold and silver bullion to Aurelius Isidoros and members of his family; the payments are related to the "synone," a governmental buying-up of uncoined gold and silver from landowners
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Two receipts issued by village tesserarii (minor officials) for deliveries of uncoined silver and gold bullion. The first, from officials of Karanis, acknowledges silver and gold from Aurelius Isidoros and relatives for a levy imposed by imperial order; the second, from officials of Ptolemais Nea, acknowledges payment from Taesis of Karanis. Written at Karanis in AD 308.
The payments relate to the compulsory government purchase (synone) of uncoined precious metal from landowners. The second receipt is dated 27 April, slightly earlier than the first (15 May).
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Receipts for Delivery of Bullion). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Receipts given by tesserarii for deliveries of gold and silver bullion to Aurelius Isidoros and members of his family; the payments are related to the "synone," a governmental buying-up of uncoined gold and silver from landowners
[1] Αὐρήλιοι Ἀχιλλᾶς καὶ Κασιανὸς τεσσαράριοι κώμης Καρανίδος Αὐρηλίοι Ἰσιδώρῳ Πτολεμαίου καὶ Ἡρᾶτι Πτολεμαίου καὶ Ταησίῳ Κοπρῆ καὶ Παλήμωνι Πτολεμαίου χαίρειν· παρελάβαμεν παρʼ ὑμῶν ὑπὲρ τῆς γενομένης ἐπιβολῆς κατὰ θείανπρόσταξιν ὑπὲρ ὁριοδεικτίας καὶ Καρανίδος ἀσήμου καθαροῦ οὐ…
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