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End of an agreement among taxpayers concerning assessment and a canal TM 35843Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)VI

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The end of a written agreement (homologia) from Aphrodito in the 6th century AD, in which several taxpayers, among them Aurelius Isakos and Aurelius Mouses son of Psaios, undertake obligations concerning the tax assessment and apparently work on a canal, with a penalty in wheat for default. It closes with the parties' subscriptions, witness statements and the notary's signature.

In English machine translation

[… lines lost …] […] despise(?) […] […] […] for the assessment (kanonismos) with one another […] […] of the fellow taxpayers, not to go further […] […]. But if we disregard (this) […] […] of the same canal […] […] six, and at once you (are) to be demanded […] […] from any taxpayer whatsoever […] […] of only one mation of wheat […] […] whatever is defaulted by us, he will pay […] […] at his own risk; and for your security [we have made this agreement, which is valid] and binding, with our subscription, and having been asked the formal question we have consented. [Aurelius …, the aforesaid,] I have made this agreement [and all its contents satisfy me. Au]relius Isakos, the aforesaid, I have made [this agreement as stated above. A]urelius Mouses son of Psaios, [the aforesaid, I have made this agree]ment as stated above. Aurelius […, I witness the agreement,] having heard it from the parties. [Aurelius …, I witn]ess the agreement, having heard it fr[om the parties. Through me …] written, God willing …

The kanonismos was the fixed tax assessment of Byzantine Egypt; a mation is a small dry measure. The operative clauses are too damaged for the exact obligation to be certain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ende eines Vertrags). 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 · VI · Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)

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