Fragments of a receipt
Two fragments of a receipt for 50 nomismata, issued by Stephanos, actuarius of the detachment of Antaiopolis, to the protocometes of Aphrodito. Belongs to the archive of Dioscoros.
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 18880
Receipt of an actuarius of Antaiopolis for 50 solidi from Aphrodite TM 18880AntaiopolisAD 523
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Fragmentary receipt in which Flavius Stephanos, actuarius (paymaster) of the military unit at Antaiopolis, acknowledges payment from the village headmen of Aphrodite, through the village receiver Ioannes, of a formaria of 50 solidi. His son Andreas signed for him because he was illiterate; it dates to 538 and belongs to the archive of Dioskoros.
In English machine translation
[Fr1]
[From Flavius] Stephanos, actuarius of the unit (numerus) of Antaiopolis, [to the] most admirable protocometae of the village of Aphrodite, through you, Ioannes, receiver of the same village. I have received and been paid in full by you in accordance with the amount of the entrusted […]
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[Fr2]
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formaria [as aforesaid]. I, Flavius Stephanos, actuarius: this formaria of the fifty solidi is satisfactory to me, as aforesaid.
I, Flavius Andreas, son of the aforesaid Stephanos the actuarius, having been asked, wrote on his behalf, since he does not know letters.
Written on Pachon 15, beginning of the second indiction.
One record dates the text to AD 523, but the indiction date is given elsewhere as 10 May 538. Formaria is a military levy or payment of uncertain exact nature, probably a tax in money for army supplies.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragments d’une quittance). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.cair.masp.2.67137
[Fr1] παρὰ Φλαυίου Στεφάνου, ἀκτουαρίου ἀριθμοῦ Ἀνταίου πόλεως, τοῖς θαυμασιωτάτοις πρωτοκωμήταις κώμης Ἀφροδίτης, διὰ σοῦ Ἰωάννου ὑποδέκτου τῆς αὐτῆς κώμης. ἐδεξάμην καὶ ἐπληρώθην παρʼ ὑμῶν κατὰ τὴν δύναμιν τοῦ ἐγχειρισθέντος […] [… ? lines lost …] [Fr2] [… ? lines lost …] φορμα…