APIS Translation (English)
Taxpayer: Constantine. Sum: 2 tremisses. Pay period: Katabole 2, year 2. Date: (month lost), indiction 2. Signature: Headman Souai. Scribe: Psan
Catalog Record: chicago.apis.8112 [xml]
| Title | Poll tax receipt |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 1496 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostraca ; |
| Condition | On reddish-brown pottery with buff slip |
| Lines | On recto: 8 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 337 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 | Constantine; Souai the headman; Psan |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
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