Receipts for payments on sheep and lambs by Nepheros son of Ammonios TM 9553Philadelphia (Arsinoites)165 - 166 (?)

A series of receipts recording payments by Nepheros son of Ammonios, from the village of Sobthis, for the rent or tax on sheep and lambs, in sums of 40 and 36 silver drachmas. It comes from Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome and probably dates to AD 165-166.

In English machine translation

The Greek phoros probateon may denote a rent for leased sheep or a tax on sheep; the catalogue treats it as a sheep tax. Several words, including the official or payee names, are illegible.

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