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Sworn tax declaration of Taurinos son of Markianos TM 39268HermopolisVII - VIII

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A sworn declaration by Taurinos son of Markianos of Hermopolis listing the public taxes he pays, totalling 6 solidi and 3 1/4 carats, including gold taxes and the poll tax. He swears by God and by the safety of the Arab emirs that he will pay double for anything omitted. It dates to the early Arab period in Egypt (7th-8th century).

In English machine translation

[recto] † These are the public taxes paid by me, Taurinos son of Markianos, from Hermopolis: 6 solidi 3 1/4 carats, namely: for the assessment (?) of A thousand (?) [...]: [...] solidi for gold taxes of 1 1/2 of the canon: 2 solidi 12 1/4 carats and for 500 thousand (?): 3 solidi 15 carats for 6 carats: 0 solidi 15 carats for the poll tax (diagraphon): 3 solidi † I, Taurinos son of Markianos, have submitted the present declaration of the public tax paid by me, swearing by God the Almighty and by the safety of our masters the Emirs that, if I am found to have omitted anything in this declaration, I will pay it in double amount, and also be liable to the charge of perjury. † [verso] † Statement of Taurinos son of Markianos

The diagraphon is the poll tax levied by the Arab administration on non-Muslims. Several numerals in the itemized lines are unclear, so the breakdown of the total is uncertain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Καταγραφή d’età araba). 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 · VII - VIII · Hermopolis

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