Texts & Scripts from Elephantine: Object

Ostr. Zürich, AI 1898 (More information about the Object)

Publication No.

O.Wilck. 1610

Modern Title

Receipt for survey tax on palm groves (γεωμετρίας φοινικῶνος)

Summary

receipt of the tax farmers Aurelios Hierakapollon and Aurelios Satornilos throu the assistant Kopres for survey tax for date groves.

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1	Αὐρήλιοι Ἱερακαπόλλων καὶ Σατορνῖλος
2	μισθωταὶ ἱερᾶς πύλης Σοήνης διὰ Κοπρῆ βοηθοῦ.
3	διέγραψεν Πετορζμῆθις Παχομπετεμενώφιος ὑπὲρ
4	γεομετρίας ¹ l. γεωμ(ετρίας) φοινικώνων λημμάτων γ (ἔτους) ὀνόματος Σενσμῆτις Πελαίου
5	ἀρούρης (ἡμίσεως) ²ed. ̣ρ ̣ (ἥμισυ) δραχμὰς τέσσαρες, (γίνονται) (δραχμαὶ) δ.
6	(ἔτους) δ// Μεχεὶρ ιζ.

¹ l. γεωμ(ετρίας)
² ed. ̣ρ ̣ (ἥμισυ)

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1	Aurelius Hierakapollon and Aurelius Satornilus,
2	tax farmers of the Sacred Gate of Syene through Kopres, assistant.
3	Thus has paid Petorzmethis, son of Pachompetem(enophis), for
4	survey tax of palm groves for the accounting of year 3, on the name of Sensmethis, daughter of Pelaias,
5	for 1/2 of an aroura four drachmas, = 4 dr.
6	Year 4, Mechir 17.

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