Texts & Scripts from Elephantine: Object

Ostr. Elephantine, excavation DAIK O 1487 (More information about the Object)

Publication No.

O.Eleph. DAIK 069

Modern Title

Receipt for trade tax (cheironaxion)

Summary

REceipt of unknown collector for trade tax in the reign of Hadrian, probably written by Sarapion 1

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1	-?- ς̣
2	καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ ἐπιτηρηταὶ
3	ἱερ(ᾶς) πύλ(ης) Σοή(νης). διέγραψεν
4	Πετορζμῆθις ὁ καὶ(?) Δὰξ Πετορζμή-
5	θιος μη(τρὸς) Θινπουῆρ̣ις ὑπὲρ χειρωναξίου
6	̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἔτους Ἁδριανοῦ
7	Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου δραχμὰς εἴκοσι
8	ὀβολ(οὺς) δύο (γίνεται) (δραχμαὶ) κ (διώβολον) Ἐπεὶφ ι̅α̅.

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1	---
2	and his associate supervisors
3	of the Sacred Gate of Syene. Thus has paid
4	Petorzmethis alias Dax, son of Petorzmethis
5	and the mother Thinpoueris, for trade tax
6	of the ---th year of Hadrian
7	Caesar the lord, twenty drachmas
8	two obols, = 20 dr. 2 ob., Epeiph 11.

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