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Σωτὴρ πράκτωρ ἀργυρικῶν Ἐλεφαντίνης. διέγραψεν Πετορζμῆθις Χνούμιος Ὀρς μητρὸς Σενπατχναύτιος ὑπὲρ τοῦ αὑτοῦ μερισμοῦ ϛ ἔτους δραχμὰς η τετρώβολον Παῦνι. Σωτὴρ σεσημίωμαι η τετρώβολον.
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Receipt for merismos payment issued by the tax collector Soter TM 24219Elephantine26. Mai - 24. Juni 143
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An ostracon tax receipt from Elephantine in which Soter, collector of money taxes, acknowledges that Petorzmethis paid 8 drachmas 4 obols for his share of a merismos levy for year 6. It is dated to the month Pauni, AD 143.
In English machine translation
Soter, collector of money taxes of Elephantine.
Paid by Petorzmethis son of Chnoumis, son of Ors (?), mother Senpatchnautis, for his own merismos of year 6, 8 drachmas 4 obols. Pauni.
I, Soter, have signed: 8 (drachmas) 4 obols.
A merismos was a levy apportioned among taxpayers to cover a shortfall or special charge; no exact English equivalent exists. The relation of 'Ors' in the filiation is unclear and may be a grandfather's name.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Reçu pour une contribution). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.