| Title | Receipt for salt tax |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. OIM 19311 |
| Support/Dimensions | Ostracon ; 6.8 x 7.0 cm |
| Lines | On recto: 4 lines in Demotic |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: On recto: receipt |
| Hands | Lines 3 and 4 are written in a different hand. The end of the first scribe's name and the beginning of his patronym are washed out. The shape of the first sign of the season name favors reading akhet over peret or shemw. |
| Origin | Thebes (?) |
| Language | Demotic |
| Date | January 3, 258 B.C. |
| Note (general) | Catalogue no. 22; Nelson collection no. N277. Senmonthis, daughter of Amenothes is Muhs' Taxpayer 19. 1/2 silver kite is the normal female A rate (before fiscal year 32 of Ptolemy II) for the salt tax, so this must be a semi-annual payment, which is well attested during the period of the A rate. |
| Note (general) | Location: Oriental Institute |
| Note (general) | Pub. status: Published: recto |
| Subjects | Receipts; Tax; Salt; Documentary; Ostracon |
| Associated Names | Senmonthis, daughter of Amenothes; Psenminis |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
OIM 19311, recto: (1) Senmonthis daughter of Amenothes, 1/4 (silver kite) for the salt tax of Egyptian year 27, has written (2) Pete-...(?) (on) Egyptian year 27, Hathyr(?) 9; (3) Hathyr(?) 9, 1/4 (silver kite), has written (4) Psenminis son of Pete-...(?)
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