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Register of tax payments by villagers through the bank TM 16278unbekannt

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A fragmentary tax register listing village taxpayers and the instalments, in drachmas and obols, each paid through the bank to the village collector in year 12. Payments are dated by Egyptian months and by honorific month names used under Nero.

In English machine translation

[column 1] [… 18 lines lost …] […] 7, 4 1/2 obols [… 2 lines lost …] […] 47 drachmas, 4 1/2 obols [… 5 lines lost …] […] 4 1/2 obols [column 2] […] […]s son of Mysthes, son of Papnebtynis […] Bank, year 12, Phamenoth, to the village collector, 4 drachmas; month […] Epeiph 8 drachmas; Kaisareios 3 drachmas 4 1/2 obols […]noubis son of Petesouchos, son of Ar[…] Bank, year 12, Kaisareios, to the village collector, 47 drachmas […] Petesouchos son of the mother Her[…] Bank, year 12, Kaisareios, to the village collector, […] drachmas Panesneus son of Sambas, son of Pa[…] Bank, year 12, Phaophi, to the village collector, 8 drachmas; Neroneios Sebastos […] month Soterios 8 drachmas; Pauni 4 drachmas […] Pnepheros son of Mysthes, son of P[…] Bank, year 12, Phaophi, to the village collector, 8 drachmas; Neos Sebastos […] month Soterios 8 drachmas; Germanikeios […] Petesouchos also called Petaus Bank, year 12, Neroneios Sebastos […] Pnepheros son of Chialeus, son of […] Bank, year 12, Phaophi, to the village collector, 8 drachmas; Phamenoth […] Papnebtynis son of Papae[…] Bank, year 12, Neos Sebastos […] Phamenoth 4 drachmas; month Soterios […] Poseis son of Herais (?) […] Bank, year 12, Pha[…] Pnepheros […] Bank, year 12, […] Tybi 4 drachmas; Pha[…] Peteeus […] Bank, year 12, […] Germanikeios […]

Month names such as Kaisareios, Neos Sebastos, Neroneios Sebastos, Germanikeios and Soterios are honorific imperial names for Egyptian months, pointing to Nero's reign. The names suggest a Fayum village, perhaps Tebtynis, but no provenance is recorded.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Steuerregister). 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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p.mil.congr.xvii.pg42

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

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