p.flor.3.351
τοῖς κυρίοις Ταυρίνῳ καὶ Πέτρῳ Πκῦλις σὺν θεῷ διαστολεύς. ἔσχον ἀπὸ δημοσίων τετάρτης ἰνδικτίονος χρυσοῦ κεράτια ἕξ γίνεται χρύσου κεράτια ϛ μόνα. † Πκῦλις σὺν θεῷ διαστολεὺς συμφωνεῖ. † διʼ ἐμοῦ Δωροθέου υἱοῦ συμφωνεῖ †
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 36867
Receipt for gold paid toward public taxes of a fourth indiction TM 36867HermopolitesVI - VII
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A tax receipt in which Pkylis, a tax official (diastoleus), acknowledges receiving 6 carats of gold from Taurinos and Petros for the public taxes of a 4th indiction year. His son Dorotheos wrote the subscription on his behalf. It comes from the Hermopolite nome and dates to the 6th or 7th century AD.
In English machine translation
To the lords Taurinos and Petros, Pkylis, with God, diastoleus. I have received on account of the public taxes of the 4th indiction 6 carats of gold, total 6 carats of gold only.
† Pkylis, with God, diastoleus, agrees. † Through me, Dorotheos his son, agrees. †
The diastoleus was a late antique fiscal official involved in assessing and collecting taxes; the term has no exact English equivalent. The carat (keration) was 1/24 of a gold solidus.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ricevuta di tasse). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.