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Receipt for payment of the eidê tax at Philadelphia TM 11255Philadelphia (Arsinoites)4. Apr. 174

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A tax receipt recording that Anthestia, daughter of Anthestios, paid 10 drachmas and 6 chalkoi to Papirios and his fellow collectors of money taxes at Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome. The payment, made on 4 April 174, was for the 'eidê' tax of year 13 of Marcus Aurelius.

In English machine translation

Year fourteen of Aurelius Antoninus Caesar the Lord, Pharmouthi 9. Paid to Papirios and associates, collectors of money taxes of Philadelphia, by Anthestia daughter of Anthestios, for the eidê of year 13, 10 drachmas in dirty (coin), 6 chalkoi.

'Eidê' is a tax on goods or produce with no exact English equivalent. 'Dirty' drachmas (rhyparai) refers to debased or worn silver coinage.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Reçu pour paiement en espèces). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 4. Apr. 174 · Philadelphia (Arsinoites)

ἔτους τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτου Αὐρηλίου Ἀντωνίνου Καίσαρος τοῦ Κυρίου Φαρμο͂τι θ διεγράφη Παπιρίῳ καὶ μετόχοις πράκτορσιν ἀργυρικῶν Φιλαδελφείας Ἀνθεστία Ἀνθεστίου εἰδῶν ιγ ἔτους ῥυπαρὰς δραχμὰς ι χαλκοῦς ϛ.