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Receipt for the weavers' trade tax at Soknopaiou Nesos TM 9695Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)81 - 96

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A receipt issued to Harpagathes for monthly instalments of the trade tax on weavers at Soknopaiou Nesos in the Fayum, in the reign of Domitian (AD 81-96). Payments, mostly of 8 silver drachmas, are listed month by month from Phaophi to Kaisareios (Mesore).

In English machine translation

[…] to Harpagathes, greetings. I have received [from you for the] trade tax of weavers of Soknopaiou Nesos [for year …] of [Emperor Caesar] Domitian [Augustus, Phaophi …] 8 drachmas of silver, total 8 drachmas, […] Hathyr […] eight (?), month (?) Choiak [30, on account …] drachmas […], total […] drachmas, [month of Tybi 30, on account …] 8 drachmas, total 8 drachmas, month of Mecheir [30, on account …] drachmas […], total […] drachmas, [month of Pham]enoth 30, on account 1, 4 drachmas, [total 4 drachmas, month of Pharmouthi 30], on account 9, 8 drachmas, total 8 drachmas, [month of Pachon 30, on account …] 8 drachmas, total 8 drachmas, month of Pauni 30, [on account …] drachmas […], total […] drachmas, [month of Ka]isareios 30, on account 3, [drachmas …] […]

The cheironaxion was a tax on practitioners of a trade, here weavers, paid in monthly instalments. Kaisareios is the Roman-period name for the month Mesore.

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). 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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bgu.13.2294

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 81 - 96 · Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)

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