Receipt for Delivery in Kind
Receipt for delivery of chaff
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 41941
Receipt for delivery of chaff for Karanis and Kerkesoucha TM 41941Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of EgyptSeptember 10, 301 A.D.
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
Receipt issued by four collectors, Aurelius Dioskoros, Philadelphos, Serenos and Ischyrion, to Aurelius Amoules son of Pekysis, recording that Pemes son of Myrinos delivered 150 pounds of chaff for the public dues of Karanis and another 150 pounds for Kerkesoucha. It was written at Karanis in September 301.
In English machine translation
The Aurelii Dioskoros and Philadelphos and Serenos and Ischyrion to Aurelius Amoules son of Pekysis, greeting. Pemes son of Myrinos has delivered, for the 17th year and 16th year and ninth year, for the public dues of the village of Karanis, 150 pounds of chaff; and for the village of Kerkesoucha likewise 150 pounds of chaff.
Year 18 and 17 and 10, Thoth 13.
The triple regnal year (18, 17 and 10) reflects the joint reigns of the Tetrarchs; chaff was levied as a tax in kind, probably for military use.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Receipt for Delivery in Kind). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
o.mich.1.182
Αὐρήλιοι Διόσκορος καὶ Φιλάδελφος καὶ Σερῆνος καὶ Ἰσχυρίων Αὐρηλίῳ Ἀμουλῇ Πεκύσεως χαίρειν. ἐνμεμέτρηκε Πεμῆτος Μυρίνου ὑπὲρ ιζ ἔτους καὶ ιϛ ἔτους καὶ ἐνάτου ἔτους ὑπὲρ δημοσίων κώμης Καρανίδος ἀχύρου λίτρας ρν. καὶ ὑπὲρ κώμης Κερκεσούχων ὁμοίως ἀχύρου λίτρας ρν. ἔτους ιη καὶ ιζ …