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A series of five receipts for the payment of various taxes by Epigenes, Son of Melistion, issued by various tax-collectors
Translation: (a) Herakleios, agent of Apollodoros, tax-collector, to Epigenes son of Melistion, greeting. You have paid through me the oil-tax of the 54th year, 70 (?) bronze drachmas. (b) (2nd hand) The 54th year, Pauni 8. Akousilaos the tax-collector of the (taxes) for the 5th hipparchy. Measured to me from the produce of the said year by Epigenes son of Melistion (for the tax on associations) thirty-five artabas of wheat, total 35 art. of wheat, through Petesouchos, cultivator. (3rd hand) I, Akousilaos, tax-collector of Theogonis, have had measured out to me the due amount for the tax on associations for the 54th year. (c) (4th hand) Kallikrates and Dreuos and Akousilaos, the appointed collectors, to Epigenes son of Melistion, greeting. You have paid through us the sums appointed to be exacted from the men, namely 100 drachmas on each aroura, total … drachmas, delivered by Petesouchos, cultivator, and his partners. And in like manner you have measured out for every aroura 1/4 artaba of wheat, total 17 artabas of wheat. (5th hand) Checked by me, Dreuos. (3rd hand ?) Checked by me, Akousilaos.
Translation: (a) Herakleios, agent of Apollodoros, tax-collector, to Epigenes son of Melistion, greeting. You have paid through me the oil-tax of the 54th year, 70 (?) bronze drachmas. (b) (2nd hand) The 54th year, Pauni 8. Akousilaos the tax-collector of the (taxes) for the 5th hipparchy. Measured to me from the produce of the said year by Epigenes son of Melistion (for the tax on associations) thirty-five artabas of wheat, total 35 art. of wheat, through Petesouchos, cultivator. (3rd hand) I, Akousilaos, tax-collector of Theogonis, have had measured out to me the due amount for the tax on associations for the 54th year. (c) (4th hand) Kallikrates and Dreuos and Akousilaos, the appointed collectors, to Epigenes son of Melistion, greeting. You have paid through us the sums appointed to be exacted from the men, namely 100 drachmas on each aroura, total … drachmas, delivered by Petesouchos, cultivator, and his partners. And in like manner you have measured out for every aroura 1/4 artaba of wheat, total 17 artabas of wheat. (5th hand) Checked by me, Dreuos. (3rd hand ?) Checked by me, Akousilaos.