Fragment of a series of tax receipts recording installments paid by one taxpayer over several months of the 27th and 28th regnal years, including a payment for the land-survey tax (geometria). It dates to 17 June AD 188 in Roman Egypt.
In English machine translation
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[…] … of the other (?) Harpal[…]
[…] … Phamenoth on account 16 drachmas, total 16 dr., and Mesore 4 drachmas 28 obols, total 4 dr. 28 ob., and Hathyr the same person in the 28th year for the past 27th year the remaining 5 drachmas, total 5 dr.
And Phamenoth 30 of year 28 the same person paid for the same 28th year on account 12 drachmas, total 12 dr., and Pauni 23 the same person paid for geometria on account 8 drachmas, total 8 dr.
[…] … […] of Heron
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Geometria was a tax assessed on land, especially vineyards and orchards, based on survey measurement. Year 28 is that of Commodus, so Pauni 23 corresponds to 17 June 188.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Steuerquittungen). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.