Ostr. Leiden, RMO AT 87b

Inventory Number	Ostr. Leiden, RMO AT 87b
Publication Number	O.Leid. 179 (O.Wilck. 23)
Current Location	Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Publication Status	published

Ancient Provenance Site	Aswan / Syene (Swn; Συήνη, סונ, ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲛ) [Trismegistos] Certainty: high
Ancient Provenance District	Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos]
Finder (= First Purchaser)	Anastasi, Giovanni Certainty:
District of Find / Purchase in Egypt	Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos]
Type of Acquisition for the Intitution	purchase
Date of Acquisition for the Intitution	between 1829 and 1897
Transferor (Seller, Previous Owner)	Anastasi, Giovanni Certainty: high
Buyer (Currently Housing Institution)	Österreich, Erzherzog Rainer von Certainty: high

Object Type	ostracon
Criteria for Dating	date in text
Range of Preservation	complete
Comments on Object	Objectnaam: ostracon; grieks Titel: kwitantie ; belasting ; wever ; linnen Periode: Grieks-Romeinse Periode ; Romeinse keizertijd Vindplaats: Syene; Aswan, Egypte, Afrika Materiaal: aardewerk Afmetingen: 10,5 x 8,5 cm Merkteken: ostraca ; Grieks ; Grieks-Romeins Opmerkingen: zie archief 6.4.3/18: - kopie en aantekeningen Reuvens en Wilcken Herkomst: Aankoop collectie Giovanni d'Anastasi. Literatuur: cat. Leemans I 455 cat. Bagnall/Sijpesteijn/Worp 179 Mon. II, 23, Pl.CCXXXIX, 455 zie archief 6.4.3/18 Andere nummers: I 455

Localization of Text on Object	convex (outside)
Inks and Pigments	carbon ink monochrome black
Range of Preservation (Text)	complete
Script, Primary	Greek
Language, Primary	Greek, Ancient
Comments on Handwriting	documentary, hand of Melanthis
Comments on Text Layout	lower part of sherd empty
	recto	verso
Quantity of Lines	5
Quantity of Columns	1
Line Lenght (in mm)	115
Column Height (in mm)	48
Line Distance	115 x 48

Modern Title	receipt for trade tax on linen weavers
Ancient Scribe(s) of Text	Melanthis (son of Hermodotos) praktor
Text Types	documentary documentary \| receipt \| tax receipt
Summary of Content	receipt for cheironaxion linohyphon pastophoron, written and given out by Melanthis, son of Hermodotos.
Location of Composition	Elephantine Upper Egypt, 1st nome Egypt (Certainty: high)
Comments on Text	ok
Multilingualism	Monolingual Script = Language
Gender	Man
Religion	Polytheism (Egyptian)
Comment on Religion	pastophoroi

Transcription

Translation

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1	διέγραψεν Φενῶπις¹l. Φανῶφις Παχομπαουοννώφριος
2	ὑπὲρ χιρωναξίου ² l. χει(ρωναξίου) λινύφων παστοφόρων
3	τετάρτου (ἔτους) Οὐεσπασειανοῦ³ l. Οὐεσπασιανοῦ τοῦ κυρίου Μεσορὴ
4	λ̅ ἀργυρίου δραχμὰς δέκα δύω⁴ l. δύο, (γίνονται) ιβ.
5	Μελάνθις Ἑρμοδότου ἔγραψα.

¹ l. Φανῶφις
² l. χει(ρωναξίου)
³ l. Οὐεσπασιανοῦ
⁴ l. δύο

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1	Thus has paid Phanophis, son of Pachompaonnophris,
2	for trade tax linen weavers who are pastophoroi,
3	of the fourth year of Vespasian the lord, Mesore
4	30, silver drachmas twelve, = 12 dr.
5	Melanthis, son of Hermodotos, I have written.

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ID	gender	en normiert	original	Language	Functions	in Texts
13140	man	Melanthis (son of Hermodotos) praktor	Μελανθις	Greek, Ancient

RulerID	Regnal Year	MonthID	Day Date of the Text	Gregorian Date	dating_comment
Vespasian	04	Mesore	30	72 August 23 CE	date in text;

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DatasetID	310112
last Change	29.07.2022
Trismegistos	24735
Papyri.info	ddbdp/o.leid;;179
Author	Ruth Duttenhöfer
Dataset License	Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA)
Data set citation	Data set 310112 (= Ostr. Leiden, RMO AT 87b), ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE: Ruth Duttenhöfer.