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ἔτους γ Γαίου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ Θὼτ δ. διέγραψε Πετεῆσις Ἁρμιύσιος ὑπὲρ γεωμετρίας […]λθ δραχμὰς δ, καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς […]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24467
Receipt for geometria tax paid by Peteesis son of Harmiysis TM 24467Eileithyiopolis1. Sept. 38
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Ostracon tax receipt from Eileithyiopolis (Elkab) dated to the reign of Caligula, recording that Peteesis son of Harmiysis paid 4 drachmas for the land-survey tax (geometria) and possibly another charge, apparently also on behalf of his brothers.
In English machine translation
Year 3 of Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Thoth 4. Peteesis son of Harmiysis has paid for geometria [...]lth (?) 4 drachmas, and his brothers [...]
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Geometria was a tax connected with the survey of land, especially land under orchards or vines. The text names a second payment ([...]lth) that is too damaged to identify. Thoth 4 of year 3 corresponds to 1 September AD 38.
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 géômetria et d’une autre taxe). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.