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Receipts for money taxes, including a tax on date-palm produce TM 9493Philadelphia (Arsinoites)3. Okt. 258

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Two tax receipts issued by Aurelius Melas, assistant to the money-tax collectors of Philadelphia in the Fayum, dated 3 October 258. One acknowledges 16 drachmas paid by Diogenes son of Tourbon on behalf of the katoikoi and others; the other 24 drachmas from Aurelius Agenes for the produce of date-palm groves registered under the name of Serapion, a decurion.

In English machine translation

Year 6 of our lords Valerianus and Valerianus (?) and Gallienus, Pious, Fortunate, Augusti, Phaophi 6. Diogenes son of Tourbon has paid, through me, Melas, assistant, for the katoikoi and others of Philadelphia, sixteen drachmas, total 16 drachmas, in full. Aurelius Melas, assistant for the money taxes of the village of Philadelphia, to Aurelius Agenes, greetings. I have received from you for the produce of date-palm groves lying in the allotment …xaxar… in the name of Serapion, decurion, twenty-four silver drachmas, total 24 drachmas, to be credited to the public money taxes of that name.

The plural 'Valeriani' refers to the joint reign of Valerian and his family with Gallienus. The name of the allotment is illegible, and katoikoi were holders of hereditary military-settler land.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Quittungen über Geldsteuern). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 3. Okt. 258 · Philadelphia (Arsinoites)

ἔτους ϛ τῶν κυρίων ἡμῶν Οὐαλεριανῶν καὶ Γαλλιηνοῦ Εὐσεβῶν Εὐτυχῶν Σεβαστῶν Φαῶφι ϛ. διέγραψεν διʼ ἐμοῦ Μέλανος βοηθοῦ Διογένης Τούρβωνος κατοίκων καὶ ἄλλων Φιλαδελφείας δραχμὰς δεκαέξ, γίνονται δραχμαὶ ιϛ πλήρης. Αὐρήλιος Μέλας βοηθὸς ἀργυρικῶν κώμης Φιλαδελφείας Αὐρηλίῳ Ἀγένῃ χα…