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A report addressed to Theon alias Philosarapis, strategos of the Herakleides division of the Arsinoite nome, by Sinas son of Paoueites and his fellow collectors of money taxes at Soknopaiou Nesos. It lists by name the taxpayers who paid at the public bank for the month of Epeiph of year 20; only a few names survive.
The praktores argyrikon were village collectors of taxes paid in money; such monthly name-by-name reports were sent to the strategos.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Comunicazione allo stratego). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Θέωνι τῷ καὶ Φιλοσαράπιδι στρατηγῷ Ἀρσινοείτου Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος παρὰ Σινᾶς Παουειτῆτος καὶ μετόχων πρακτόρων ἀργυρικῶν κώμης Σοκνοπαίου νήσου κατ’ ἄνδρα τῶν διαγεγραμμένων ἡμῖν ἐπὶ τὴν δημοσίαν τράπεζαν εἰς ἀρίθμησιν μηνὸς Ἐπεὶφ τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος κ ἔτους ἐστὶ δὲ ὧν τὸ κατ’ ἄνδρα [……
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