Texts & Scripts from Elephantine: Object

Ostr. Sydney, Nicholson Museum 36,24 (More information about the Object)

Publication No.

O.Deiss. 28

Modern Title

Receipt for poll tax ( laographia)

Summary

Receipt for laographia paid in several installments, signed by (collector) Marius Maximus.

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1	Διέγραψ(εν) Ζμεν̣πῶς¹ed. ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ως Βιήνχεως μητ(ρὸς) ²ed. τοῦ
2	Σε̣ν̣πατεῦρις³ed. [καὶ Ψ]ενπατεῦρις τ̣ῶν ἀπ᾿ Ἐ̣λ̣εφαντ(ίνης)
3	λαογραφίας ιβ (ἔτους) Τραιανοῦ τοῦ κυρίου
4	ἀργ(υρίου) δ̣ραχμὰς ὀκτώ, (γίν.)(δρ.) η. Μάριο(ς) Μάξιμ(ος) ⁴ed. Ὧ[ρος πράκ(τωρ)
5	ἔγραψα. (ἔτους) ιβ Τραιανοῦ Καίσαρος τ̣οῦ κυρίου
6	vac. Παχων ̣
7	ὁμοίως ἔ̣σ̣χον ἄλλας δραχμὰς τέσσαρες, (γίνονται) (δραχμαὶ) δ ᾿Επίπ α̣̅.
8	ὁμοίως ἔσχον τὰς λοιπὰς δραχμὰς ε Μ̣εσορὴ ̣

¹ ed. ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ως
² ed. τοῦ
³ ed. [καὶ Ψ]ενπατεῦρις
⁴ ed. Ὧ[ρος πράκ(τωρ)

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1	Thus has paid Zmenpos, son of Bienchis and his mother
2	Senpateuris, of those from Elephantine,
3	for poll tax of year 12 of Trajan the lord
4	eight silver drachas, = 8 dr. Marius Maximus,
5	I have written. Year 12 of Trajanus Caesar the lord,
6	Pa[chon ?].
7	ditto, I have received another four drachmas, = 4 dr., Epeiph 1.
8	ditto, I have received the remaining 5 drachmas, Mesore [?].

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