Fragments of a tax register from Aphrodito in the 8th century AD, listing landholdings in arouras with their assessments in gold solidi and in artabas of grain for the embole, divided between granary deliveries and expenses. Another part records poll tax (kephalismos) and public taxes by locality, naming taxpayers such as Pachymios, Taurinos, Apollos son of Athanasios and Apa Kyros son of Petros.
In English machine translation
[Fragment 1, recto]
[…]
[…] thus, of clear (land) […] arouras […] solidi; of dry (uncultivated) land […] arouras, solidi; for expenses, solidi […]
[…] of Artophakos, 6 arouras, 1 2/3 solidi; thus, of clear (land), 6 arouras, [1 2/3 solidi] […]
[…] 4 arouras, 1 solidus; 4 arouras, [1] solidus […]
[…] 8 arouras, 2 [solidi]; 8 arouras, [2] solidi […]
[…]
[Fragment 1, verso]
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[…] [1]5 arouras; thus, [of clear (land)], 15 arouras […]
[…] 12 arouras, 3 1/2 solidi; thus, 12 arouras, 3 1/2 solidi […]
[…] 16 arouras, 4 solidi; thus, 16 arouras, 4 solidi […]
[…] of [Sa]sos, 5 arouras, 1 solidus; thus, 5 arouras, 1 solidus […]
[…] 5 arouras, 1 solidus; [thus, 5 arouras, 1 solidus] […]
[…]
[Fragment 2, recto]
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[…] for the embole, artabas of grain; thus, of the granaries, artabas; for expenses, artabas of grain
[…] of dry land, arouras, solidi; for expenses, 2 1/2; total 8 [solidi]; 3 artabas of grain; thus, of the granaries, 3 artabas of grain; for [expenses, artabas of grain] […]
[…] 2 arouras; total 3 solidi; 2 artabas; thus, 2 artabas […]
[…] […] arouras; total 8 solidi; 4 artabas; thus, artabas […]
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[Fragment 2, verso]
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[…] 3 solidi; of the public taxes of the place [(various dues)] […]
[…] of the place of Saint Abraham, 3 solidi, 1 (?) artaba; of the place of Psanne, 2 solidi […]
[…] of Pachymios, for 1 name, for poll tax 4 [solidi]; of the public taxes of the place of Pach[ymios] […]
[…] of Taurinos, for 1 name, for poll tax, solidi; of the public taxes of the place of Pi[…]
[through] Apollos son of Athanasios, for 1 name, for poll tax 1/2 1/4 (?), 3 solidi; of the public taxes of the place of K[…]
[through] […] Apa Kyros son of Petros, for 1 name, [for] poll tax 1/2, 2 solidi; of the public taxes of the place […]
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[Fragment 3]
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[…] of [Theo]doros son of Pesoos, selected
[…] [1]5 [artabas of grain]; thus, of the granaries, 8 artabas of grain […]; for expenses, 7 artabas of grain
[…] 5 artabas of grain; thus, of the granaries, 3 artabas of grain; for expenses, 2 artabas of grain
[…] 5 artabas, 3 artabas, 2 artabas
[…] 5 artabas, 2 artabas, 3 artabas
[…] artabas, artabas, artabas
[…] artabas, artabas, artabas
[…] artabas, artabas
[…] artabas, artabas, artabas
[…] artabas, artabas, artabas
[…]
[Fragment 4]
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[…] arouras, arouras […]
[…] 41 arouras, at 10 2/3 solidi; arouras […]
[…] 39 arouras, at 6 1/2 3 (?); 30 arouras […]
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"Clear" (katharos) land is cultivable land as opposed to "dry" (chersos) uncultivated land; the embole was the grain tax. The kephalismos was the poll tax of the early Islamic administration.
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.