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Receipts for poll tax and other money taxes at Theadelphia TM 11773Theadelphia (Arsinoites)176 - 177

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A sequence of tax receipts from Theadelphia in the Fayum, recording payments made to the collectors of money taxes, Horos son of Horos and his partners, under Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. The taxes include poll tax, salt tax, tower-guard tax, the priests' epistatikon and an assessment for the temple of Souchos.

In English machine translation

Year 17 of Aurelius Antoninus Caesar the lord, Armeniacus Medicus Parthicus Germanicus Maximus, […] [Paid …] and partners, collectors of money taxes, Horos son of Horos … […] poll tax of the past 16th year, Theadelphia, in money […] […] likewise for the past 16th year, in money 12 drachmas […] 1 drachma 4 1/2 obols; 17th year, rent of altars (?), number […] […] epistatikon of the priests likewise on account. Year 18 of the Aurelii Antoninus and Commodus Caesars the lords […] Ptol(…) paid to [… and] partners, collectors of money taxes, Horos son of Horos […] […] poll tax of the same (year) and Theadelphia, in money 16 drachmas, total 16 drachmas [likewise for the] past 17th year, in money 12 drachmas, total 12 drachmas; Phamenoth […] […] total 8 drachmas 1/2 obol 2 chalkoi; salt tax 5 obols; tower-guard tax …[…] […] 8 drachmas; Mesore 7, epistatikon of the priests for the 17th year […] assessment for the Soucheion, in money 1 drachma 3 obols, total 1 drachma 3 obols

The records give either 176-177 or 31 July 178 (the last entry, Mesore 7 of year 18); the receipts span regnal years 17 and 18. The epistatikon was a tax connected with temple supervision, paid by or for priests.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. 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 · 176 - 177 · Theadelphia (Arsinoites)

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