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Δομίτιος Φαννειανὸς καὶ Γερμανὸς πράκτορες ἀργυρικῶν Ἐλεφαντίνης. διέγραψεν Παχνοῦμις ὁ καὶ Ζμῆτις Βιήνχεως μητρὸς Θιψανσνῶτος ὑπὲρ μερισμῶν ιβ ἔτους Ἀντωνείνου Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου ῥυπαρὰς δραχμὰς τέσσαρας, δραχμαὶ δ. Φαμενὼθ κγ.
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Receipt for payment of merismoi at Elephantine TM 24370Elephantine19. März 149
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Tax receipt on an ostracon from Elephantine, issued by the money-tax collectors Domitius Phannianus and Germanus. It records that Pachnoumis alias Zmetis paid 4 drachmas toward the merismoi (apportioned levies) of year 12 of Antoninus Pius, on 19 March 149.
In English machine translation
Domitius Phannianus and Germanus, collectors of money taxes of Elephantine. Pachnoumis also called Zmetis, son of Bienchis, his mother being Thipsansnos, has paid for the merismoi of year 12 of Antoninus Caesar the lord four drachmas of dirty (copper) coin, 4 drachmas. Phamenoth 23.
Merismoi were taxes apportioned among the inhabitants of a district. "Dirty" drachmas (rhyparai) refers to debased or copper currency as opposed to good silver.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Reçu de mérismos). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.