| Title | Receipt for salt tax |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. OIM 19290 |
| Support/Dimensions | Ostracon ; 5.8 x 8.1 cm |
| Lines | On recto: 4 lines in Demotic |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: On recto: receipt |
| Hands | Line 4 is written in a different hand. The short writing of the season name favors reading shemw over peret. |
| Origin | Thebes (?) |
| Language | Demotic |
| Date | July 5, 251 B.C. |
| Note (general) | Catalogue no. 2; Nelson collection no. N256. 1/2 silver (kite) is the normal male B rate (after fiscal year 32 of Ptolemy II) for the salt tax. Amenothes, son of Parates, is Muhs' Taxpayer 6. |
| Note (general) | Location: Oriental Institute |
| Note (general) | Pub. status: Published: recto |
| Subjects | Tax; Receipts; Salt; Documentary; Ostracon |
| Associated Names | Amenothes, son of Parates; Thotorches; Herieus, son of Esminis |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
OIM 19290, recto: (1) Amenothes (son of ) Parates, 1/2 (silver) kite (for) the salt tax (2) of Egyptian year 34, has written Thotorches (3) on Egyptian year 34, Pachons 14(?); (4) has written Herieus son of Esminis, 1/2 silver kite.
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