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διέγραψε Πρεμμῆχις Ψεμονχήους μερισμοῦ ιϛ ἔτους Ἁδριανοῦ Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου δραχμὰς η, χωματικοῦ δραχμὰς ζ διώβολον. ἔτους ιϛ Μεσορὴ ιε.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24518
Receipt for merismos and dike tax paid by Premmechis TM 24518Eileithyiopolis8. Aug. 132
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A tax receipt on an ostracon recording that Premmechis son of Psemonches paid 8 drachmas for the merismos and 7 drachmas 2 obols for the dike tax. It is dated 8 August 132 AD, in the 16th year of Hadrian, at Eileithyiopolis (Elkab).
In English machine translation
Paid by Premmechis son of Psemonches, for the merismos of year 16 of Hadrian Caesar the lord, 8 drachmas; for the dike tax, 7 drachmas 2 obols.
Year 16, Mesore 15.
The merismos was a capitation-type levy apportioned among taxpayers; the chomatikon was a tax for the upkeep of dikes and embankments.
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 et de chômatikon). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.