| Title | Poll tax receipt |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 2274 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostracon ; |
| Condition | On red pottery with a yellow glaze |
| Lines | On recto: 11 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 227 in Stefanski's and Lichtheim's publication. Undated. Measurements not available. The Coptic word ''demosion'' in line 5 (from the Greek ''demosia'') can refer to taxes in general or to the land tax specifically. In these texts, the former meaning is indicated by a plural definite article (''ndemosion''), while in the latter case, it is indicated by the singular definite article. Additionally, when used to mean taxes in general, the word appears in the phrase ''in the demosion of indiction X,'' while when referring to the land tax, it is used in the phrase ''for your demosion in katabole X of year X.'' For field reference, see Hoelscher OIP 21, pl. 32. 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 | Victor, son of Samuel; Stephen; Papnoute; Dioskoros; Aristophanes |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
MH 2274, recto: (1) A half-tremis has come (2) to me from you, (3) Victor (son of) Samuel, (4) for your poll tax in (5) the demosion of the eleventh indiction, total one-sixth solidus. (6) Epiph 18, indiction 11. Stephen signs. (7) Papnoute signs. (8) Dioskoros signs. (10) Aristophanes (11) wrote.
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