The shape of the first sign of the season name favors reading akhet over peret or
shemw. The scribe squeezed the date into the end of the line rather than start a
new one, and thus the last digit of the day number is illegible.
Catalogue no. 18; Nelson collection no. N272. Amenothes, son of Psenamounis is Muhs'
Taxpayer 27. The fruit tax was a universal harvest tax known as the orchard apomoira
after the reforms of year 21 of Ptolemy II.
Note (general)
Location: Oriental Institute
Note (general)
Pub. status: Published: recto
Subjects
Receipts; Tax; Documentary; Ostracon
Associated Names
Amenothes, son of Psenamounis; Psenamounis, son of Seartos
OIM 19306, recto: (1) Amenothes son of Psenamounis has brought 2 silver kite (2) for
the fruit tax, has written Psenamounis son of Seartos(?) (on) Egyptian year 37(?),
Phaophi 20+