One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 42620

Record of installment payments by Ninis TM 42620probably Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of EgyptIst century B.C./Ist century A.D.

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An ostracon recording a series of payments, probably of a money tax, made by a man named Ninis in year 2, listed by day in the months Choiak and Tybi with amounts of 60 to 160 each. It probably comes from Karanis in the Fayum.

In English machine translation

Year 2. Ninis son of Amphiomis (?). Choiak 27, 100. Tybi 1, 100; 4, 100; […] 6, 60; 16, 100; […] 23, 160; 27, 140; […] [… 2 lines lost …]

The abbreviation after Ninis is expanded as the name of his father, Amphiomis; the unit of the amounts (probably drachmas) is not stated. The last two lines and the ends of the surviving lines are lost.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Receipt of money tax). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

Receipt of money tax

Papyri.info — APIS (Advanced Papyrological Information System) — papyri · O.Mich.inv. 9530 · Ist century B.C./Ist century A.D. · probably Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Receipt for tax payment by a Ninis

o.mich.2.754

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · Ist century B.C./Ist century A.D. · probably Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

ἔτους β Νῖνις Ἀμφιώμεως Χοιὰκ κζ ρ Τῦβι α ρ δ ρ […] ϛ ξ ιϛ ρ […] κγ ρξ κζ ρμ […] [… 2 lines lost …]