APIS Translation (English)
MH 1427, recto: (1) John (son of) Psan (2) for dioikesis, (3) indiction 2, total 1/2 solidus. (4) Phamenoth 21, indiction 3. (5) Komes signs. (6) Pcher, son of Athanasius, (7) signs.
Catalog Record: chicago.apis.248 [xml]
| Title | Dioikesis tax receipt |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 1427 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostracon ; |
| Condition | On buff pottery |
| Lines | On recto: 7 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 325 in Stefanski's and Lichtheim's publication. Undated. Measurements not available. Lichtheim was uncertain to what the word "dioikesis" referred and whether it could denote tax in general. For a further explanation of the word this term, see R. Bagnall, Agricultural Productivity and Taxation in Later Roman Egypt, Transactions of the American Philological Association, vol. 115, 1985, p. 291 and D.W. Rathbone, Review of: Confiscated Property, Eine Steuerliste aus Pheretnuis (P. Pher.) by P.J. Sijpesteijn and K.A. Worp, The Classical Review, vol. 45, no. 1, 1995, p. 146. 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 Psan; Komes; Pcher, son of Athanasius |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
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