One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 43340
Bank receipt for sales tax on a mortgage of land at Tarkytis TM 43340Hermonthis22. Sept. 161 v.Chr.
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A bank receipt from Hermonthis recording payment of the 5 percent transaction tax by a woman, Etes daughter of Portis, on a mortgage of 10 arouras of land at Tarkytis given to her by Harsiesis son of Kerkaris for 2 talents 1,800 bronze drachmas. It was issued by the banker Apollonios in 161 BC and was attached below a contract whose text is lost.
In English machine translation
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Year 20, Mesore 26. Paid to the bank at Hermonthis, of which Apollonios is in charge, for the 5 percent sales tax, according to the order of payment from Ploutiades and Hermodoros, the tax farmers, under which Zminis, agent of Pakoibis, agent of Dionysios the royal scribe, subscribes: Etes daughter of Portis,
for the mortgage of 10 arouras of dry land (?) located at Tarkytis, whose neighbours are stated in the preceding contract, which Harsiesis son of Kerkaris mortgaged to her for 2 talents 1,800 drachmas of bronze, the tax, of which the agio (?) is 276, total 276.
Apollonios, banker.
The "enkyklion" was a tax on sales and similar transactions, here levied on a mortgage. The word "allage" refers to the surcharge for exchange between bronze and silver; the figure 276 appears to give that amount, and the main tax figure seems to be omitted.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as keiner). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.lond.3.1201
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