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Receipt for merismos tax paid by Pachnoubis to the money-tax collectors of Elephantine TM 24433Elephantine7. Jan. 146

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An ostracon tax receipt issued by Soter and Papremithes, collectors of money taxes at Elephantine, to Pachnoubis son of Petorzmethes for 4 drachmas paid toward the merismos of the 9th year of Antoninus Pius. It is dated Tybi 12, corresponding to 7 January 146.

In English machine translation

Soter and Papremithes, collectors of money taxes of Elephantine. Pachnoubis son of Petorzmethes, his mother being Thisatis, has paid for the merismos of year 9 of Antoninus the lord 4 drachmas. Tybi 12.

The merismos was a levy apportioned among taxpayers, often to cover deficits or specific expenses; it has no exact English equivalent.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 7. Jan. 146 · Elephantine

Σωτὴρ καὶ Παπρεμίθης πράκτορες ἀργυρικῶν Ἐλεφαντίνης. διέγραψεν Παχνοῦβις Πετορζμήθου μητρὸς Θισάτιος μερισμὸν θ ἔτους Ἀντωνίνου τοῦ κυρίου δραχμὰς δ. Τῦβι ιβ.