APIS Translation (English)
Taxpayer: Elias, son of Mena. Sum: 1 solidus. Pay period: Katabole (lost), year 2. Date: Epiph 21, indiction 3. Signature: Headman Peter. Scribe: Anastasius
Catalog Record: chicago.apis.7997 [xml]
| Title | Poll tax receipt |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 555 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostraca ; |
| Condition | On light brown pottery with yellow glaze |
| Lines | On recto: 7 lines in Coptic; on verso: 1 line in Coptic |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: On recto and verso: tax receipt |
| Origin | Thebes |
| Language | Coptic |
| Date | VIIth - VIIIth century A.D. |
| Note (general) | Number 220 in Stefanski's and Lichtheim's publication. Undated. Measurements not available. "Katabole" 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 and verso |
| Subjects | Administration; Tax; Documentary; ostraca |
| Associated Names | Elias, son of Mena; Headman Peter; Anastasius |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
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