Fragmentary tax list from the Arsinoite nome (Fayum), 1st-2nd century AD. Taxpayers are listed with their village of origin and the amounts paid in drachmas and obols, plus additional charges and a receipt fee.
In English machine translation
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[…] … 12 […]
[…] … 15 (drachmas) 3 obols […]
[…] … 14 (drachmas) 3 1/2 obols, additional charges 2 […]
[…] […]
[…] of Sebennytos 14 (drachmas) 1 obol, additional charges 4 (drachmas) 1 1/2 obols […]
[…] Tamysthis (?) daughter of Sambas 56 (drachmas), additional charges 3 (drachmas) 3 obols […]
[…] … son of Ptolemaios 24 (drachmas), additional charges 1 (drachma) 3 obols, receipt fee
[…] son of Harpokration 41 (drachmas) 4 obols, additional charges 2 (drachmas) 3 1/2 obols, receipt fee
[…] … son of Dositheos 25 (drachmas), additional charges 1 (drachma) 3 1/2 obols, receipt fee
[…] … son of Philippos 6 (drachmas) 1 1/2 obols, additional charges 2 1/2 obols, receipt fee
[…] … son of Dionysios 11 (drachmas) 1 1/2 obols, additional charges 3 1/2 obols, receipt fee
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[…] … son of Aphrodisios 30 (drachmas), additional charges 1 (drachma) 5 1/2 obols, receipt fee
[…] … son of Ptolemaios, through
[…] son of […]nikTor 157 (drachmas) 5 obols, additional charges 9 (drachmas) 5 1/2 obols, receipt fee
[…] … son of Herakleides (?) 8 (drachmas) 2 obols, additional charges 3 obols, receipt fee
[…] and … […] both
sons of Herakleides (?) 28 (drachmas) 1 obol, additional charges [1] (drachma) 4 obols, receipt fee
[…] Didymarion also called Tamystha
daughter of Theon 50 (drachmas), additional charges 3 (drachmas) 1 1/2 obols, receipt fee
Of Aphroditopolis: Marion son of Apollonios (?) 88 (drachmas), additional charges 5 (drachmas) 3 obols, receipt fee
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Of Aphroditopolis […]
Of Karanis Pe[…]
[…] P[…]
Of Boubastos A[…]
Of Ptolemais of the Arabs A[…]
Of Aphroditopolis […]
Of the hamlet of Metrodoros […]
Of Psenyris […]
Of Boubastos Hera[…]
Of Psenyris N[…]
Of Boubastos Hip[…]
Of Aphroditopolis […]
Of Karanis Asph[…]
…[…]
Of Boubastos Agenor […]
Of Aphroditopolis Theon […]
…[…]
Of Aphroditopolis Dionysi[…]
Of Kerkesoucha (?) Thermouth[…]
Of Boubastos […]
Of Psenyris […]
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Prosdiagraphomena were customary surcharges added to tax payments, and the symbolikon was a small fee for issuing the receipt. Abbreviated names (e.g. Ptol, Herak) are expanded in the translation as likely patronymics.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Steuerliste). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.