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Receipt from Victorina to the farmer Abesalom for money taxes of an estate TM 38227unbekanntVI

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A sixth-century receipt issued on behalf of the landowner Victorina by her servant Stephanos to the farmer Abesalom, acknowledging payment of 38 3/4 gold carats for the money taxes of the estate he works, for the 13th indiction. Damianos son of Julianos signed for Victorina, who was illiterate.

In English machine translation

† From the lady Victorina, through me, Stephanos, her servant, to Abesalom, farmer. I have received from you, for the money taxes of the estate in your charge at the place Me…teros (?), for the produce of the thirteenth indiction, with God's help, thirty-eight and a half and a quarter carats of gold, total 38 3/4 gold carats, by the public standard; and for your security I have issued to you this receipt, as aforesaid, as supporting evidence. † † … Victorina: the receipt is satisfactory to me as aforesaid. I, Damianos son of Julianos, having been asked, wrote on her behalf because she does not know letters. †

The carat (keration) was a fraction of the gold solidus (1/24) used as a unit of account. The place name in line 4 is only partly legible.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. 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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p.grenf.2.97

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · VI

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