Receipt for Delivery in Kind
Receipt for chaff of Karanis brought by Syras, son of Komon, to an unknown harbor
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Receipt for chaff delivered on behalf of the villagers of Karanis TM 41957unknown harbor, Herakleopolite or Memphite nome, province of EgyptAugust 12, 344 A.D..
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A receipt recording the delivery of 120 pounds of chaff on behalf of the villagers of Karanis, brought by Syras son of Komon, for the 2nd indiction. It is signed by Diatimos through his son Philippos and dated Mesore 19 (12 August 344).
In English machine translation
Mesore 19. Delivered on behalf of the villagers of Karanis through Syras son of Komon, for the 2nd indiction: of chaff, one hundred and twenty pounds, 120, only.
I, Diatimos, have signed, through me, Philippos my son.
Chaff (achyron) was collected as a tax in kind in late Roman Egypt, used among other things for fuel and brick-making. The signatory's name appears in the genitive-like form Diatimos; the reading of the name is not entirely certain.
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.1.197
Μεσορὴ ιθ παρηνέχθησαν ὑπὲρ κωμητῶν Καρανίδος διὰ Συρᾶ Κόμωνος ὑπὲρ β ἰνδικτίονος ἀχύρου λίτραι ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι, ρκ, μόναι. Διατιμῶς σεσημείωμαι διʼ ἐμοῦ Φιλίππου υἱοῦ.