Tax account of freight charges and other levies sent to Alexandria TM 34772OxyrhynchosV

Fragment of a tax account from Oxyrhynchus, 5th century AD, recording sums due under the freight charge on the aroura-tax and under a levy on suckling animals. It notes amounts credited to the prefecture and the granaries in Alexandria and lists dated consignments sent through named agents such as Phoibammon, Anoubion, Ionas and Kasios.

In English machine translation

The arourationes was a tax assessed by the aroura of land, and naulon a freight charge for transport. 'Galathenoi' (suckling animals) probably refers to a levy in young animals or its money equivalent; 'parapompos' (escort) is a restoration.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Tax Accounts). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.