| Title | Tax receipt for poll tax and daphane |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 1284 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostracon ; |
| Condition | On reddish-brown pottery with a yellow 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 349 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.) ''Dapane,'' in line 7, is the name for this particular type of tax levied to cover the expenses of local officials. 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 | Enoch, son of Daniel; Pisrael, the headman; Psate, son of Pisrael |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
MH 1284, recto: (1) A reckoned solidus (2) has come (3) to me from you, (4) Enoch (son of) Daniel, in the (5) sixth year; (6) for the poll tax 1/2 solidus, (7) for the dapane 1/2 solidus. (8) Pharmuthi 16, indiction 7. (9) Pisrael, the headman, (10) signs. Psate (son of) Pisrael, (11) I have drawn up this receipt.
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