| Title | Receipt for price of oil |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. OIM 19335 |
| Support/Dimensions | Ostracon ; 5.3 x 5.7 cm |
| Lines | On recto: 4 lines in Demotic; on verso: 2 lines in Demotic |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: On recto and verso: receipt |
| Origin | Thebes (?) |
| Language | Demotic |
| Date | December 30, 251 B.C. |
| Note (general) | Catalogue no. 42; Nelson collection no. N302. On the recto, 1/12 silver (kite) or 1 obol + 1/6 silver (kite) or 2 obols = 1/4 silver (kite) or 3 obols. This is the price of 1/2 kotule or 0.14 liter + 1 kotule or 0.27 liter = 1 1/2 kotulai or 0.41 liter of oil. On recto and verso, a total of 5 obols were paid for 2 1/2 kotulai or 0.68 liter of oil. The scribe Esminis was responsible for many other price of oil receipts from Thebes between years 30 and 38 of Ptolemy II. (See additional OIM ostraca.) |
| Note (general) | Location: Oriental Institute |
| Note (general) | Pub. status: Published: recto and verso |
| Subjects | Receipts; Oil; Documentary; Ostracon |
| Associated Names | Hatres, son of Parates; Esminis |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
OIM 19335, recto: (1) Hatres son of Parates, 1/4 silver (kite) for (2) the price of oil, specification: Thoth, (3) 1/12 silver (kite), Phaophi, 1/6 silver (kite), has written Es(4)minis (on) Egyptian year 36, Hathyr 7. OIM 19335, verso: (1) Hathyr 12, 1/6 silver (kite), (2) has written Esminis (on) Egyptian year 36, Hathyr 12.
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