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Account of the collection of the grain levy TM 17621unbekanntEnde 311

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Fragmentary grain account submitted by Aurelius Phoibammon, drawn up during the consulship of Galerius and Maximinus (AD 311). It concerns the collection of the grain levy assessed for the consulship of Constantine and Licinius and records additional land of over 1,037 arouras taken into the assessment in the nome, following instructions of the catholicus issued through the procurator Arrianus.

In English machine translation

[1] [… 1 line lost …] [2] From Aurelius Phoibammon […] Grain account and […] in the month […] of the present most fortunate consulship of our lords Galerius Valerius [Maximianus Augustus for the 8th time] and Galerius Valerius [Maximinus Augustus for the 2nd time], drawn up in accordance with the […] by the curators of each […] of the levy (kanon) of the consulship of our [lords Constantine] and Licinius Augusti [for the 2nd time] […] of the grain levy […] to which were additionally taken up […] in this nome 1,037 1/2 1/8 1/32 arouras […] of those cast (?) to remain there, [in accordance with the letters written by order] of the most distinguished catholicus [Aurelius Sarapion] by Arrianus, procurator […] […] [… ? lines lost …]

The kanon was the annual tax assessment in kind; the catholicus was the chief financial official of Egypt. The consular names and the catholicus's name are largely restored.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Λογαριασμὸς εἰσπράξεως κανόνος σίτου). 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 · Ende 311

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