Receipt for gold paid towards the Constantinople aqueduct levy TM 22149Herakleopolis393

A fragmentary receipt issued by a gold-purchaser, son of Artemidoros, for gold paid as the third instalment of the levy for the aqueduct of the 'most fortunate' city, probably Constantinople, with a counter-receipt involving Ammonios, an assistant. It was written at Herakleopolis in AD 393.

In English machine translation

The 'most fortunate' city is understood as Constantinople; the chrysones was an official responsible for buying up gold for the state. Grammata here are a small weight unit (scruples).

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Receipt for Constantinople Aqueduct Tax). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.