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An ostracon tax receipt issued by the overseers of the sacred gate at Syene, through their assistant Sarapion, to Zmetpos son of Petorzmethis. He paid 7 drachmas toward a total of 10 drachmas 3 1/2 obols 2 chalkoi of survey tax on a date-palm grove for the 18th year's crop, in 135 AD.
Geometria was a tax assessed on land planted with trees such as palms and vines, based on survey of the area. 'Dirty' (rhyparai) drachmas refers to debased bronze or billon coinage.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Γέλλιος Πέρσης καὶ Τριάδελφος Σαραπίωνος καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτοῖς ἐπιτηρηταὶ ἱερᾶς πύλης Σοήνης διὰ Σαραπίωνος βοηθοῦ. διέγραψεν Ζμετπῶς Πετορζμήθιος ὑπὲρ γεωμετρίας φοινικῶνος γενήματος ιη ἔτους ῥυπαρὰς ἀπὸ δραχμῶν ι τριωβόλου ἡμιωβελίου χαλκῶν β δραχμὰς ἑπτά, γίνονται δραχμαὶ ζ. ἔτους…
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