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[…]…[…] […] Ἐλεφαντίνης δι[…] […]ς Ἁρπαῆσις[…] […] μερισμ […] […]Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου[…] […]δραχμὰς δ. Ἁδριανοῦ γ.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 18065
Fragmentary receipt for a merismos payment TM 18065Elephantine138 - 161
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A fragmentary tax receipt from Elephantine recording a payment, apparently of a merismos (apportioned levy), involving a man named Harpaesis. It dates to the reign of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161).
In English machine translation
[…] […]
[…] of Elephantine, through (?) […]
[…] Harpaesis […]
[…] merismos (?) […]
[…] of [Caesar] the lord […]
[…] 4 [drachmas]. Of Hadrian, 3.
A merismos was a tax apportioned among taxpayers to cover a shortfall or a specific charge; it has no exact English equivalent. The closing "Of Hadrian, 3" probably refers to a sum or a year reckoned under Hadrian, and its meaning 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 Μερισμός). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.