One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 78535

Receipt concerning 1 solidus of public taxes and the monk Ioannes of Apa Apollos TM 78535500 CE – 599 CE

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A short Greek papyrus note or receipt in which Ouersenouphios son of Theodoros states that Ioannes, a monk of the monastery of Apa Apollos, received 1 gold solidus toward public taxes. It dates to the 6th century AD.

In English machine translation

☧ I, Ouersenouphios son of Theodoros, write to […] the monk Ioannes of Apa Apollos. Since I seized the […] Ioannes received from him 1 solidus of the public taxes […] the rest, so much.

The role of Ioannes, whether taxpayer or intermediary, is unclear because of gaps. The verso carries a private letter in Coptic.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Tax receipt [5--]). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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Tax receipt [5--]

Papyri.info — APIS (Advanced Papyrological Information System) — papyri · P.Duk.inv. 439 R · 500 CE – 599 CE

Papyrus tax receipt for 1 solidus, a gold coin, from Egypt. Issued by Ouersenouphios, son of(?) Theodoros. Iohannes is mentioned as either the taxpayer or as an intermediary of some sort. Verso has a private letter in Coptic (P.Duk.inv. 439 V)

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p.mon.apollo.1.31

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 500 CE – 599 CE

☧ ἐγὼ Οὐερσενούφιος Θεοδόρου γράφω τον[…] τὸν μοναχὸν Ἰωάννην Ἄπα Ἀπολλῶτος . ἐπειδὴ ἐπίασα τὸν …ε…[…] Ἰωάννης ἔλαβε παρʼ αὐτοῦ νόμισμα α τοῦ δημοσίου […] λοιπὸν τοσοῦτον.