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Release by the elders of Karanis to their tax collector Horion TM 11656Karanis (Arsinoites)28. Sept. - 27. Okt. 136

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A declaration by the village elders of Karanis acknowledging that Horion son of Horion, whom they had appointed to collect the beer tax, the sheep tax and other levies on their behalf, had paid the proceeds into the proper banks up to and including Phaophi of Hadrian's 21st year, and that they have no claims against him. Three of the elders add signed confirmations. It dates to autumn AD 136.

In English machine translation

Sokmenis son of Sokmenis and Apion son of Herakleides and Hatres son of Petheus and Apollonios son of Diodoros and Pasoxis son of Heras and Horion son of Horion and Ptollion son of Chairemon and Heron son of Kallias and Heron son of Herakleides and Sarapas son of Mysthes and the other elders of the village of Karanis of the 20th year of Hadrian Caesar the lord, to Horion son of Horion, greeting. Since we appointed you in our place to collect and handle the beer tax and the tax on sheep and other categories of the same village, you collected and handled them up to the month of Phaophi of the 21st year, including Phaophi itself, the beer-tax receipts to the public bank and the sheep-tax receipts to the bank assigned to these, and we make no claim against you concerning these matters. I, Pasoxis son of Heras, through my father Heras, make no claim, as stated above. I, Apollonios son of Diodoros, make no claim. I, Apion son of Herakleides, make no claim, as stated above.

The elders (presbyteroi) of the 20th year were responsible for village taxes and here delegated collection to a deputy. The beer tax (zytera) and sheep tax were deposited in separate banks.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 28. Sept. - 27. Okt. 136 · Karanis (Arsinoites)

Σοκμῆνις Σοκμήνεως καὶ Ἀπίων Ἡρακλείδου καὶ Ἁτρῆς Πεθέως καὶ Ἀπολλώνιος Διοδώρου καὶ Πασόξις Ἡρᾶτος καὶ Ὡρίων Ὡρίωνος καὶ Πτολλίων Χαιρήμονος καὶ Ἥρων Καλλίου καὶ Ἥρων Ἡρακλείδου καὶ Σαραπᾶς Μύσθου καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ πρεσβύτεροι κώμης Καρανίδος τοῦ κ ἔτους Ἁδριανοῦ Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου…