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Νιαραῦς Σεναρπτῶτος γεωμετρίας β ἔτους Ἁδριανοῦ Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου δραχμὴν α τετρώβολον …[…] τριώβολον χαλκοῦς 2, πορθμείου α ἡμιωβέλιον χαλκοῦς 2. ἔτους γ Ἁθὺρ λ. …
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24520
Receipt for geometria and ferry tax paid by Niaraus TM 24520Eileithyiopolis26. Nov. 118
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Ostracon receipt recording payments by Niaraus son of Senarptos for several taxes, including the land-survey tax (geometria) for year 2 of Hadrian and the ferry tax. It is dated Hathyr 30 of year 3 (26 November 118) at Eileithyiopolis (Elkab).
In English machine translation
Niaraus son of Senarptos, for geometria
for year 2 of Hadrian Caesar the lord, 1 drachma 4 obols […]
3 obols 2 chalkoi, for ferry tax 1 1/2 obols 2 chalkoi. Year 3,
Hathyr 30.
…
Geometria was a tax connected with land survey; the porthmeion was a tax on ferry service. The tax name in line 1 is restored, and one amount in line 3 is lost.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Reçu pour plusieurs taxes). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.