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Undertaking to pay part of Apollos son of Dioskoros' tax share TM 36915Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)1. Hälfte VI

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A written undertaking (entagion) from two villagers of Aphrodite, Aurelius Apollos son of Besis and Aurelius Abraham son of Anouphis, to Apollos son of Dioskoros, acknowledging that they will cover a payment of about 2 gold solidi from his fourth share of sums demanded in taxes. It was drawn up and witnessed by the monk Theodosios on Pauni 10 of a 12th indiction, in the first half of the 6th century AD.

In English machine translation

[… lines lost …] […] Aurelii Apollos son of Besis and Abraham son of Anouphis, the two, from the village of Aphrodite in the Antaiopolite nome, to Apollos son of Dioskoros […] of the […]omites […] […] Psenousiris (?) […] for a fourth share […] of 9 solidi […] the sums demanded […] most […] […] general (stratelates) […] seventh […] indiction, 2 gold solidi of full weight, by the standard, less 1/12 carat (?), total 2 solidi less 12 carats (?) by the standard, and we are ready to relieve you of these from your fourth share. And for your security we have made this security with our subscription, as aforesaid. † I, Aurelius Apollos son of Besis, the aforesaid, have issued the entagion for the 2 solidi less 1/12 carat, as aforesaid. † I, Aurelius Abraham son of Anouphis, the aforesaid, have issued the entagion as aforesaid. I, Theodosios, monk and scribe, witness the entagion, which I also drew up and wrote. Pauni 10, indiction 12.

An entagion is a written order or acknowledgment of payment obligation; the exact amount formula ("2 solidi ... carat twelfth") is ambiguous. The catalogue title suggests a tax-collection contract, marked as uncertain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Contract to collect taxes (?)). 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 · 1. Hälfte VI · Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)

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