| Title | Poll tax receipt |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 2498 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostracon ; |
| Condition | On red pottery with a reddish slip |
| Lines | On recto: 10 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 278 in Stefanski's and Lichtheim's publication. Undated. Measurements not available. ''Katabole,'' in line 7, is the term for a partial payment, as two installments were allowed on an annual tax. Lines 8 and 9 contain an obscure phrase. 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 | John, son of Papetses; Pegosh; John |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
MH 2498, recto: (1) John (3) (son of) Papetses (4) writes to Pegosh, saying: (5) A solidus has come to me for (6) your poll tax in the first (7) katabole of this first indiction year. (8) -- (9) --. Thoth 29, indiction 1. (10) John signs.
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