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Letter of a royal scribe about a quadrennial tax and property records TM 12601Arsinoites

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An official letter from Ammonios, royal scribe of another nome, to the royal scribe of the Themistos division of the Arsinoite nome, asking for information on property transactions registered there in connection with a tax levied every four years. It is dated in year 15 of Septimius Severus and Caracalla (AD 207).

In English machine translation

[recto] […] Pauni 12 Ammonios, royal scribe of […], to […], royal scribe of the Themistos division of the Arsinoite nome, his dearest, greetings. Since the [...] tax levied every four years has come due, according to the cycle of years, in the present year, I write to you, dearest, so that you may inform me of the (?) [property transfers] (oikonomiai) completed before you [...] belonging to this nome, in order that the consequent steps may be taken by me. However, as many as were recorded here [...] by the keeper of the property records up to now as belonging to other nomes, these were made known to those whom they concerned. And if now also any are communicated as belonging to the nome under you, they will be made known to you. If not, know that I am content with this letter. I pray for your health, dearest. Year 15 of the Emperors Caesars Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax Arabicus Adiabenicus Parthicus Maximus and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Augusti, Pharmouthi 5. Through […], Pachon 20. [verso] To the royal scribe of the Themistos division […]

The letter was dated Pharmouthi 5, with a receipt note of Pachon 20 and a docket of Pauni 12 at the top. 'Oikonomiai' here refers to registered property transactions; the restoration is uncertain.

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

p.oxy.42.3030

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · Arsinoites

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