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Monthly account of patrimonial revenues of the Diospolite nome sent to the prefect TM 17187Diospolis Parva

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A monthly return sent by Aurelius Makarios, strategos of the Diospolite nome around Chenoboskion, to the prefect, accounting for money and goods owed to the imperial patrimony in the 13th indiction (AD 339/340). It lists arrears from earlier indictions, collectors, and items such as the goldsmiths' tax, fines, spices, gum, wool, malabathrum and myrrh.

In English machine translation

[recto] From Aurelius Makarios, strategos […] of the Diospolite nome around Chenoboskion. Account in money and in kind of the patrimonial revenues of the 13th indiction, in the consulship of our masters Constantius for the 2nd time and Constans for the 1st time […], drawn up in accordance with the order […] Of money items, there was owed […] Of samples (?), there was owed what was paid through Diogenes the banker, of pure silver […] Of items in kind likewise […] and there is owed in […] receipt through the following […] for the […] through Pebos son of Besarion […] and through Markos son of Apoll[…] […] and for the 11th indiction […] of the canon (fixed assessment) of the 11th indiction […] and for the 12th indiction […] through the scribe […] of the account of taxes of the occupied (persons?) […] and through Amerios son of Ammonios […] of the goldsmiths' tax […] of the account of taxes of the occupied […] and of the account of fines 6 […] of spices and […] of gum and wool of the canon of the […] was owed and is owed […] in the month of February through Asklas and […] of the delivery of receipts of items […] of malabathrum 6 (ounces) 9 grammata, of myrrh […] of wool 6 ounces 9 grammata, ⟦cast⟧ […] [verso] Of the Diospolite nome around Chenoboskion, account in money and in kind of the patrimonial revenues for the month of June, to be delivered to the prefect. Prefect.

The patrimonium was the imperial private estate administration; its revenues were reported separately from ordinary taxes. Many entries break off, so amounts and some terms 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 Return of Patrimonalia). 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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