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Receipts for deliveries of gold and silver bullion from Isidoros and family TM 10492Karanis (Arsinoites)308 CE

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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.

In English machine translation

[1] The Aurelii Achillas and Kasianos, tesserarii of the village of Karanis, to the Aurelii Isidoros son of Ptolemaios, Heras son of Ptolemaios, Taesis daughter of Kopres and Palemon son of Ptolemaios, greeting. We have received from you, for the levy imposed by divine order for the boundary-survey and for Karanis, of pure uncoined silver four ounces, total 4 ounces, and likewise of gold for the same names eight grammata, total 8 grammata. I, Aurelius Achillas, have signed. Year 16 and [4], on the 18th day before the Kalends of June. The same, likewise, of uncoined silver two ounces, total 2 ounces. [2] The Aurelii Apin and Asem, tesserarii of the village of Ptolemais Nea, to Aurelia Taesis daughter of Kopres, from Karanis, greeting. We have received from you, toward the price of uncoined silver, twenty grammata, and of gold 1 1/2 1/8 grammata. Year 16 and 4 of our lords Galerius Valerius ⟨Maximianus Augustus and Galerius⟩ Valerius Maximinus the most illustrious Caesar, on the 5th day before the Kalends of May.

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 308 AD

Papyri.info — APIS (Advanced Papyrological Information System) — papyri · Col.inv. 188 · 308 CE · Karanis (Arsinoites)

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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 15. Mai 308 · Karanis (Arsinoites)

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