| Title | Receipt |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 4329 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostracon ; |
| Condition | On brown ribbed pottery with black pitch coating inside |
| Lines | On recto: 11 lines in Coptic |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: On recto: receipt |
| Origin | Thebes |
| Language | Coptic |
| Date | VIIth - VIIIth century A.D. |
| Note (general) | Number 79 in Stefanski's and Lichtheim's publication. Undated. Measurements not available. One meaning of ''pakton'' in line 6 is ''interest,'' but this is not suitable here. For as a rate of interest, a payment of more than three artabas of lentils on a loan of one tremis would be fantastic. A broader meaning, such as ''compensation,'' is called for and receives some support from that use of pakton which is translated as Dienstentschaedigung in Preisigke. All ostraca in this volume were on loan from the Egyptian government and had been returned to Egypt by the time of publication. |
| Note (general) | Location: Oriental Institute |
| Note (general) | Pub. status: Published: recto |
| Subjects | Receipt; Documentary; ostracon |
| Associated Names | Phoebamon, son of Victor; Kalipesios, son of Victor; Matthew, son of Ezekiel |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
MH 4329, recto: (1) In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost, (2) we, Phoebamon and...Kalipesios, (3) the sons of the late Victor, write to Matthew, (4) son of the late Ezekiel, saying: We declare (5) that the gold tremis which we gave you--you have given (6) me its payment(?), namely, three artabas of lentils (7) and a ment of sesame, there being no (8) dispute with you [about it?]. (9) For your assurance, then, we have... (10) this declaration...
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