p.lille.1.38j
[FrJ] χωματικὸν ἀρουρῶν[…]ὧν ἀβρόχου[…]λοιπὸνρμε 𐅵 δ λϛ ὀβολοὶ β 𐅵, ὧν ἀργυρίου ιγὀβολὸς[…] […]ζ, χαλκοῦ β γίνονται ἀργυρίου ια […]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 3272
Account of dike tax (chomatikon) assessed on land TM 3272Ghoran (Arsinoites)
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A small fragment of an account of the chomatikon, a tax for the upkeep of dikes and embankments, assessed on land by the aroura, deducting unflooded land and dividing the payment into silver and bronze. It comes from Ghoran in the Arsinoite nome (Fayum).
In English machine translation
[Fragment J]
Dike tax on […] arouras, […] of which unflooded […], remainder 145 1/2 1/4 (arouras), 36 drachmas 2 1/2 obols, of which in silver 13 (drachmas) [1 obol] […]
[…] 7, in bronze 2
Total in silver 11 […]
The chomatikon was a Ptolemaic tax for maintaining dikes; unflooded (abrochos) land was deducted from the assessment. Most figures are restored or lost, so the arithmetic cannot be checked.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Χωματικόν). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.