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Fragment of a tax list naming persons from Fayum villages TM 24956ArsinoitesI - II

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Fragment of a tax list from the Arsinoite nome (Fayum), AD 1st-2nd century, recording individuals by their village of origin, including Karanis, Psenyris, Aphrodites Polis and the settlement of Metrodoros. Only names and place names survive.

In English machine translation

[recto, fragment 1] … [recto, fragment 2] [… lines lost …] Of Metrodoros' settlement (epoikion) […] paid (?) […] Kerk[…]: Phaesis […] Of Psenyris: Harpoch[…] […] Of Karanis: Diodora […] Of Karanis: Herais […] Of Psenyris: Pano[…], Heurem[…] […] Of Aphrodites Polis: Har[…] […] also called […] [verso]

An epoikion was a small farming settlement, often named after a landowner. 'Kerk' is an abbreviated village name beginning Kerke- (e.g. Kerkesoucha); the word read as 'paid' (arithmes-) is uncertain and may refer to counting or reckoning.

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.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · I - II · Arsinoites

[r,1] … [r,2] [… ? lines lost …] Μητροδώρου ἐποικίου […] ἀριθμης[…] Κερκ Φαῆσις[…] Ψενύρεως Ἁρποχ […] Καρανίδος Διοδώρα […] Καρανίδος Ἡράις …[…] Ψενύρεως Πανω Εὑρημ[…] Ἀφροδίτης πόλεως Ἁρ…[…] ὁ καὶ […] [v]