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Sworn tax declaration of Taurinos son of Menas TM 39577HermopolisVII - VIII

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A sworn declaration by Taurinos son of Menas of Hermopolis listing the public taxes he paid, in gold solidi and carats and in grain, for the city and the village of Tekerkethothis. He swears by God and by the safety of the ruling Emirs to pay double if anything was omitted. It dates from the early Arab period, 7th to 8th century AD.

In English machine translation

[recto] † The following are the payments made by me, Taurinos son of Menas, from Hermopolis: 17 solidi 3 1/2 1/3 1/24 carats, and 6 artabas of grain, as follows: for the proportional share of the 600 thousands, 7 solidi 18 1/2 carats for the gold taxes of the first assessment, on 2 solidi 16 carats, 3 solidi 15 1/4 carats to the village of Tekerkethothis, for the gold taxes of the first assessment, on 2 solidi 15 carats, 3 solidi 22 1/2 carats, 6 artabas to the same village, for the commutation into money and the shipment of the 3 artabas of the 15th (indiction?), 1 solidus 4 1/2 1/4 carats … and for the proportional share of the 500 thousands, 9 solidi 9 1/3 1/24 carats for the six-carat tax of the city, 1 solidus 21 1/2 1/4 carats for the six-carat tax of the village of Tekerkethothis, 1 solidus 23 1/2 1/8 carats for revenues, 7 solidi 12 carats † I, Taurinos son of Menas, from Hermopolis, have submitted the present register of the public taxes paid by me. I swear 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, besides being liable to the charge of perjury. † [verso] † Statement of Taurinos son of Menas, from Hermopolis

The oath by the safety of 'our lords the Emirs' places the document under early Islamic rule in Egypt. The 'six-carat tax' and 'proportional share of the thousands' are fiscal terms of the period without exact English equivalents.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Verzeichnis der Steuern des Taurinos). 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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