APIS Translation (English)
Taxpayer: Samuel. Sum: 1 solidus. Pay period: Katabole 2, year 15. Date: Payni 6, indiction 15. Signature: Headman Joseph
Catalog Record: chicago.apis.8058 [xml]
| Title | Poll tax receipt |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 2991 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostraca ; |
| Condition | On reddish-brown pottery |
| Lines | On recto: 9 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 282 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. 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; ostraca |
| Associated Names | Samuel; Joseph the headman |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
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