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Account of collections of gold solidi in three receipts TM 33552Hermopolites (?)spätes IV

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An account of tax collections in gold solidi, listing payments by named individuals, several made for the sitologoi (grain officials), grouped into three receipts with totals and some sums in silver talents. It dates to the late 4th century AD, probably from the Hermopolite nome.

In English machine translation

[1] Collections of gold coins, 72 solidi, as follows: Pabois, for the sitologoi, 5 solidi Pachymios, for the sitologoi, 5 solidi Serenos, for the sitologoi, 3 solidi Phoibammon son of Lammon, 5 solidi Taurinos, for the sitologoi, 3 solidi the same, on behalf of Sois, 2 solidi Phoibammon son of Pinoution, 7 solidi Beres, for the sitologoi, 5 solidi Ionis son of Tyrannos, 6 solidi Sois, likewise, 4 solidi the same, on behalf of Pinoution, 2 solidi Phoibammon son of Lilous, through Phoibammon son of Lammon, 1 solidus Phoibammon son of Pinoution, 1 solidus Pachymios, likewise, 2 solidi Of the 1st receipt: 51 solidi and of silver 20 myriads 7,300 talents Of the 2nd receipt, as follows: Taurinos son of Bion, 2 solidi Phoibammon son of Lammon, 1 solidus Iones son of Tyrannos, 1 solidus Tiberios, 1 solidus 5 solidi and 3 myriads 7,500 talents [2] Of the 3rd receipt: Pabois, 1 solidus Phoibammon son of Pinoution, 1 solidus Phoibammon son of Lammon, 1 solidus Ionis and Tiberios, 1 solidus Tiberios, 1 solidus, through Ionis, 1 solidus through Serenos the komarch, 1 solidus Serenos the komarch, likewise, 1 solidus Total together: 64 solidi Phoibammon son of Pinoution, 1 solidus

Sitologoi were officials responsible for collecting grain; a komarch was a village headman. The silver sums are reckoned in myriads (units of 10,000) of talents, reflecting 4th-century inflation.

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 · spätes IV · Hermopolites (?)

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