APIS Translation (English)
Taxpayer: John, son of Mizael. Sum: 1 solidus. Pay period: Katabole 1, year 7. Date: Epiph 30, indiction 8. Signature: Headman Moses
Catalog Record: chicago.apis.8084 [xml]
| Title | Poll tax receipt |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 2775 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostraca ; |
| Condition | On reddish-brown pottery |
| Lines | On recto: 11 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 308 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 | John, son of Mizael; Moses the headman |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
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