Ostr. Paris, Louvre ODL 297
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Metadata
Collection
| Collection |
Paris, Musée National du Louvre |
| Inventory Number |
Ostr. Paris, Louvre ODL 297 |
| Publication Number |
O.Louvre 297v |
| Current Location |
magazine |
| Publication Permission Status |
(unknown) |
| Publication Status |
published |
Origin / Provenance
| Ancient Provenance Site |
Elephantine (Ꜣbw; Yb; YbꜢ; YbꜤ; Ἐλεφαντίνη, יב , ⲉⲓⲏⲃ) [Trismegistos]
Certainty: high |
| Ancient Provenance District |
Upper Egypt () [Trismegistos] |
| Type of Discovery |
archaeological excavation
Certainty: high |
| Finder (= First Purchaser) |
(unknown)
Certainty: high |
| Location of Find / Purchase in Egypt |
unknown |
| District of Find / Purchase in Egypt |
Upper Egypt () [Trismegistos] |
| Type of Acquisition for the Intitution |
(unknown) |
| Date of Acquisition for the Intitution |
between 0 and 0 |
| Transferor (Seller, Previous Owner) |
(unknown)
Certainty: high |
Object
| Object Type |
ostracon |
| Color |
pottery, light brown |
| Size (Height | Width | Thickness) |
44 mm | 56 mm | 11 mm |
| Range of Preservation |
complete |
| State of Preservation |
Complete. |
| Mounting |
(non [ostracon]) |
| Comments on Object |
Small, round hole through the sherd |
Text Basic Information
| Localization of Text on Object |
convex/concave (outside/inside) |
| Inks and Pigments |
carbon ink monochrome black |
| Range of Preservation (Text) |
complete |
| State of Preservation (Text) |
Complete, but several signs are faded. |
| Script, Primary |
Middle Demotic |
| Language, Primary |
Ptolemaic Demotic |
| Comments on Text Layout |
Convexe:
Wide line pitch. The text was placed onto the upepr two-third of the surface of the potshed, while the line beginnings are closed to the right rim. The lower third remains uninscribed.
Concave:
Wide but unsteady line pitch. The text was placed onto the upepr two-third of the surface of the potshed, with a small margin on the right side, with the Text beeing right-aligned. The upper right crotch and the lower third remain uninscribed. |
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recto |
verso |
| Quantity of Lines |
3 |
4 |
| Quantity of Columns |
1 |
1 |
| Line Lenght (in mm) |
60 |
65 |
| Column Height (in mm) |
40 |
35 |
| Height of Line / Letter |
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| Line Distance |
60 x 40 |
65 x 35 |
Text Content
| Modern Title |
receipt for the price of oil and receipt for salt tax |
| Ancient Archives |
private archive | inidividual tax payer |
| Ancient Scribe(s) of Text |
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| Text Types |
- documentary | receipt | tax receipt
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| Summary of Content |
Recto: Snebthys, daughter of Stamnaichnoumis, is confirmed by [///], son of Panouphis, of having paid the rate for the price of oil for the 27th regnal year, in an amount of 1 obol.
Verso: Snebthys, daughter of Stamnaichnoumis, is confirmed by Pa-..?.,. son of Komoapis, of having paid the salt tax for the 27th regnal year, in an amount of 3 obols. |
| Location of Composition |
Elephantine Upper Egypt, 1st nome Egypt (Certainty: high) |
| Multilingualism |
Monolingual
Script = Language |
| Gender |
Man
Woman |
| Comment on Gender |
- Activity of woman: tax payer
- Identifier of woman: daughter of a man |
Text
| Transcription |
Translation |
Pictures |
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1 | | ı͗n Ns-Nb.t-ḥ.t ta
Sḏm-n=y-H̱nm
Reading J. Moje, according to infra-red image.
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2 | | ḏbꜥ.t 1.t n swn n pꜣ nḥḥ Reading J. Moje, according to infra-red image. n ı͗bd 3 šmw n-ḏr.t
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3 | | sꜣ Pa-nfr ḥsb.t 27
Reading J. Moje, according to infra-red image. ı͗bd 4 šmw sw 29
1 Reading J. Moje, according to infra-red image.
2 Reading J. Moje, according to infra-red image.
3 Reading J. Moje, according to infra-red image.
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1 | | Thus has brought Snebthys [daughter of Stamnaichnoumis,] |
2 | | 1 obole for value for oil for Epeiph. [Issued by[ [NN], |
3 | | son of Panouphis. [27th regnal year,] 29th of Mesore. |
cc 1 | | Thus has brought Snebthys, |
cc 2 | | daughter of Stamnaichnoumis, 3 obols |
cc 3 | | (for) the salt tax for the 27th regnal year. [_] Issued by Pa-..?.., |
cc 4 | | son of Komoapis. 27th regnal year, 18th of Pharmouthi.
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Dates
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Regnal Year |
MonthID |
Day Date of the Text |
Gregorian Date |
dating_comment |
| Ptolemaios II Philadelphos |
27 |
Mesore |
29 |
-258 October 16 BCE |
First receipt. Internal dating, without name of the ruler; |
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Literature
| DatasetID |
307278 |
| last Change |
29.07.2022 |
| Trismegistos |
55604 |
| Author |
Jan Moje; Julia Puglisi (help with metadata) |
| Dataset License |
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
(CC BY-NC-SA) |
| Data set citation |
Data set 307278 (= Ostr. Paris, Louvre ODL 297), ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE: Jan Moje; Julia Puglisi (help with metadata). |
