APIS Translation (English)
Taxpayer: (lost), son of Ananias. Sum: 1/2 solidus. Pay period: Katabole 2, year 14. Date: Mechir 9, indiction 14. Signature: Headman Matthew
Catalog Record: chicago.apis.8063 [xml]
| Title | Poll tax receipt |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 2856 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostraca ; |
| Condition | On buff pottery with yellow glaze |
| 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 287 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 |
| Subjects | Administration; Tax; Documentary; ostraca |
| Associated Names | ...son of Ananias; Matthew the headman |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
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