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Φανῶφις πράκτωρ ἀργυρικῶν Ἐλεφαντίνης […]διέγραψεν Μηνόφιλος Ὀρβάιτος καὶ[…]ὑπὲρ τιμῆς δημοσίου φοίνικος γενήματος ιη ἔτους ὀνόματος Πετεσούχου Ἁρπαήσεως ἀπὸ ῥυπαρῶν δραχμῶν κ ὀβολοῦ α χαλκῶν β τὸ ϛ, δραχμὰς γ ὀβολοὺς γ, καὶ […]…[…]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 18077
Receipt for the price of public dates TM 18077Elephantine155 - 156
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Ostracon receipt issued by Phanophis, collector of money taxes at Elephantine, recording that Menophilos son of Orbais and another paid, on behalf of Petesouchos son of Harpaesis, a sixth share of a charge for public date-palm produce of year 18. It dates to AD 155-156.
In English machine translation
Phanophis, collector of money taxes of Elephantine. […] Menophilos son of Orbais and […] has paid, for the price of public dates of the produce of year 18, in the name of Petesouchos son of Harpaesis, out of 20 drachmas 1 obol 2 chalkoi in dirty (copper) money, the sixth, 3 drachmas 3 obols, and
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The 'price of public dates' was a charge on the produce of state-owned date palms. 'Dirty' (rhypara) drachmas refers to payment in debased or copper currency.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Τιμὴ Δημοσίου Φοίνικος). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.