| Title | Poll tax receipt |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 2606 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostracon ; |
| Condition | On red pottery with a buff slip |
| Lines | On recto: 12 lines in Coptic |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: On recto: tax receipt |
| Origin | Thebes |
| Language | Coptic |
| Date | VIIth - VIIIth century A.D. |
| Note (general) | Number 225 in Stefanski's and Lichtheim's publication. Undated. Measurements not available. Tax money is designated as ''arithmia'' (''reckoned''), meaning currency reckoned at its theoretical value, in contrast to ''echomena,'' which denotes the actual value of the coins. (See Bell p. 84-86 versus West and Johnson p. 120 and 128.) ''Katabole,'' in lines 6 and 7, is the term for a partial payment, as two installments were allowed on an annual tax. 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 | Administration; Tax; Documentary; ostracon |
| Associated Names | Pleine, son of Ezekiel; Ananias, the headman |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
MH 2606, recto: (1) A reckoned solidus (2) has (3) come to me from you, (4) Pleine, son of Ezekiel, (5) for your poll tax (6) in the second katabole (7-8) of the thirteenth year, (9) total one solidus. Phamenoth 19, (10) indiction 14. (11) Ananias, (12) the headman, I sign.
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