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Receipts for gold tax payments by the diastoleus Magistor TM 21254Hermopolis

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A series of receipts from Hermopolis recording gold payments made by Magistor, a tax official (diastoleus) of the district of Dioskourides, toward the public taxes of a third indiction, credited to the account of the dux Leon. Each receipt is countersigned by Phoibammon of Hermopolis, who certifies that he weighed the coins.

In English machine translation

[… lines lost …] of Hermopolis […] […] […] of the third indiction, as aforesaid. † Magistor, diastoleus of the district of Dioskourides, has paid through […] on account of the public taxes of the third indiction 19 gold solidi of full weight and 18 carats, total 19 gold solidi 18 carats, which are also to the account of the most glorious Leon, the most renowned dux. Written Tybi 18, indiction 3. † † I, Phoibammon of Hermopolis, have done the weighing of the 19 solidi and 18 carats on account of the public taxes of the third indiction, as aforesaid. † The most esteemed Magistor, diastoleus of the district of Dioskourides, has paid through […] on account of the public taxes of the third indiction 15 gold solidi of full weight and 2 carats, total 15 gold solidi 2 carats, which are also to the account of the most glorious Leon, the most renowned dux. Written Tybi […], indiction 3. † † I, Phoibammon of Hermopolis, have done the weighing of the 15 solidi and 2 carats on account of the public taxes of the third indiction, as aforesaid. † The most esteemed Magistor, diastoleus of the district of Dioskourides, has paid through […] on account of the public taxes of the third indiction […] gold solidi of full weight and 18 carats, total […] gold solidi 18 carats, which are also to the account of the most glorious Leon, the most renowned dux. Written Tybi […], indiction 3. † † I, Phoibammon of Hermopolis, have done the weighing of the […] solidi and 18 carats on account of the public taxes of the third indiction, as aforesaid.

A diastoleus was a fiscal official responsible for apportioning and forwarding tax payments for a district. Much of the formula and some sums are restored from the parallel receipts on the same sheet.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ricevute rilasciate per versamenti effettuati dal διαστολεύς). 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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