Texts & Scripts from Elephantine: Object

Ostr. Wimborne Minster, Private collection Bankes 146, + O.Eleph. inv. 4579 (More information about the Object)

Publication No.

O.Bankes 6 + O.Eleph. inv. 4579

Modern Title

Receipt for poll tax (laographia)

Summary

receipt of Hermogenes praktor for 2 installments of poll tax, paid by Zmenpos, son of Petorzmethis.

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1	Ζμενπ̣ῶς Πετροσζμήθεως ὑπὲρ
2	λαογραφ̣ίας πρώτου (ἔτους) Τραειανοῦ
3	Καίσαρο̣ς̣ τ̣ο̣ῦ κυρίου
4	ἐπὶ λόγου (δραχμὰς) η. ὡ α̣ὐ̣τ̣ὸς ¹l. ὁ̣ α̣ὐ̣τ̣ὸς
5	τὰς λυπὰς ² l. λοιπὰς (δραχμὰς) θ.
6	Ἑρμο̣γένης
7	πράκτωρ ἔγραψα.

¹ l. ὁ̣ α̣ὐ̣τ̣ὸς
² l. λοιπὰς

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1	(Thus has paid) Zmenpos, son of Petorzmethis, for
2	poll tax of the first year of Trajan
3	Caesar the lord,
4	on account, 8 dr. The same,
5	the remaining 9 dr.
6	Hermogenes,
7	collector, I have written.

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