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Receipt for instalments of syntaximon paid by Harthotes TM 11900Theadelphia (Arsinoites)16. Juni 14

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A tax receipt from Theadelphia in the Fayum recording successive instalment payments by Harthotes son of Marres toward the syntaximon (poll tax) of Year 43 of Augustus. The payments, made from Choiak to Pauni, were received by Heraklas, agent of Gaius Julius Alexander.

In English machine translation

Year 43 of Caesar, Choiak 25. Harthotes son of Marres has paid to Heraklas, agent of Gaius Julius Alexander son of Psos(?), 4 drachmas of silver, as collector (?) for the syntaximon of the same year of Theadelphia, four drachmas of silver, total 4 drachmas; and on the 28th of Tybi four, total 4 drachmas; and on the 30th of Mecheir four, total 4 drachmas; and on the 14th of Pharmouthi eight, total 8 drachmas; and on the 26th four, total 4 drachmas; and on the 30th four, total 4 drachmas; and on the 30th of Pachon four, total 4 drachmas; and on the 16th of Pauni 8 drachmas, total 8 drachmas; and on the 22nd four drachmas, 1/2 obol, 1 chalkous, total 4 drachmas, 1/2 obol, 1 chalkous.

The syntaximon was a fixed-rate capitation tax, here paid in instalments over several months; the date corresponds to the last recorded payment, Pauni 22. The reading of the patronymic 'Psos' and the sense of the participle rendered 'collector' are uncertain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ricevuta di tassa). 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 · 16. Juni 14 · Theadelphia (Arsinoites)

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