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
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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