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Receipts for instalments of the weavers' tax at Tebtynis TM 11914Tebtynis (Arsinoites)3. Juli 104

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A series of receipts from Tebtynis for instalments of the tax on weavers paid by Kronion, son of Cheouem(…), to Heron and his associates, the contractors who farmed the sales taxes of Tebtynis. The first payment of 16 drachmas was made on Phamenoth 6 of Trajan's 7th year (AD 104), followed by further payments of 8, 4 and 4 drachmas, the first two countersigned by the supervisor Ptol(…).

In English machine translation

Year seven of Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus, Phamenoth 6. Paid to Heron and associates, contractors of the sales taxes of Tebtynis, through Herakl(…), slave of Kottarous, by Kronion son of Cheouem(…), for the weaving tax of the same year, on account, in silver, 16 drachmas of debased coinage, total 16 drachmas. I, Ptol(…), supervisor, have signed for the 16 silver drachmas. Pachon 12, likewise, another 8 drachmas of debased silver on account, total 8 drachmas. I, Ptol(…), have signed for another 8 drachmas. Epeiph 9, likewise, another 4 drachmas of debased silver on account, total 4 drachmas. Mecheir 14, likewise, another 4 drachmas of debased silver on account, total 4 drachmas.

The given date, 3 July 104, corresponds to the Epeiph 9 entry; the Mecheir entry presumably belongs to the following year. "Debased" (rhypara) drachmas refers to the low-grade billon currency of the period.

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 Weaving - Tax). 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 · 3. Juli 104 · Tebtynis (Arsinoites)

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