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Sworn register of taxes paid by Phoibammon son of Josephios TM 39269HermopolisVII - VIII

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A sworn declaration by Phoibammon son of Josephios of Hermopolis listing the public taxes he paid in gold coin and wheat, itemized by category, including payments to a village and to the church of Hermopolis. He swears by God and by the safety of the Arab Emirs that he will pay double for anything omitted. It dates from the early Arab period, 7th-8th century AD.

In English machine translation

[recto] † The public taxes paid by me, Phoibammon son of Josephios, from Hermopolis, are: 5 solidi 7 1/2 1/4 1/8 carats, and 6 artabas of wheat; thus: for the assessment (analogia) of the 1000 thousands (?): 2 solidi 17 1/2 1/8 carats for gold taxes, 1 1/2 (solidi) of the canon at 6 1/4 carats: 9 1/3 1/24 carats to the village of Thalieot (?) for […]: 6 artabas of wheat to the church of Hermopolis […]: 2 solidi 8 1/4 carats for the assessment of the 500 thousands: 2 solidi 14 1/4 carats for the 6 carats: 2 1/4 carats for the payment order of revenues: 2 solidi 12 carats † I, Phoibammon son of Josephios, from Hermopolis, have submitted the present register of the public taxes paid by me, swearing by God the Almighty and by the safety of our lords the Emirs that, if I should be found to have omitted anything in this register, I will pay it in double amount, and moreover be liable to the charge of perjury. † [verso] † Statement of Josephios

The oath by the safety of 'our lords the Emirs' places the document under early Islamic rule. The arithmetic of the itemized sums and the village name Thalieot are uncertain readings.

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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