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Receipt for rent on idios logos property at Elephantine TM 18088Elephantine25. Sept. 166

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A tax receipt issued by two collectors of money taxes at Elephantine, acknowledging that a man named Patch[…] paid 2 drachmas 1 chalkous as rent for year 6 on property of the idios logos formerly belonging to Sarap[…] alias Petorz[…] son of Antonius. It is dated 25 September 166 and signed by Petronius Bassianus.

In English machine translation

Longinus Serenus and Petronis Bassianus, collectors of money taxes of Elephantine. Patch[…] has paid for ⟦assessment⟧ rent of year 6, of the idios logos, formerly of Sarap[…] also called Petorz[…] son of Antonius, 2 drachmas 1 chalkous. Year 7 of Antoninus and Verus the lords Augusti, Thoth 27. Petroinus Bassianus.

The idios logos was the Roman account administering confiscated and ownerless property, which was then leased out. The scribe crossed out 'assessment' (merismos) and wrote 'rent' instead.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ἐνοίκιον). 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 · 25. Sept. 166 · Elephantine

Λογγῖνος Σερῆνος καὶ Πετρῶνις Βασσιανὸς πράκτορες ἀργυρικῶν Ἐλεφαντίνης. διέγραψεν Πατχ […] ὑπὲρ ἐνοικίου ϛ ἔτους ἰδίου λόγου πρότερον Σαραπ τοῦ καὶ Πετορζ Ἀντωνίου δραχμὰς β χαλκίνην α. ἔτους ζ Ἀντωνίνου καὶ Οὐήρου τῶν κυρίων Σεβαστῶν, Θὼθ κζ. Πετρωῖνος Βασσιανός.