Texts & Scripts from Elephantine: Object

Ostr. Elephantine, excavation DAIK O 2555 (More information about the Object)

Publication No.

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Modern Title

Receipt for poll tax ( laographia) and trade tax (cheironaxion)

Summary

receipt of practor Hermogenes for laographia and cheironaxion of year 4 of Trajan, paid by Psais, son of Petorzmethis

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1	διέγραψεν Ψάεις Πετροσζμήθεως
2	ὑπὲρ λαογραφίας τετάρτου (ἔτους) Τραειανοῦ
3	Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου ἀργυρίου (δραχμὰς) ιζ.
4	ὡ αὐτὸς Ψάεις καὶ ὑπὲρ χειρωναξίου τοῦ αὐτοῦ
5	τετάρτου (ἔτους) Τραειανοῦ Καίσαρος
6	τοῦ κυρίου ἀργυρίου (δραχμὰς) κ (διώβολον). Ἑρμογένης
7	Ἀμμωνᾶτος πράκτωρ ἔγραψα.

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1	Thus has paid Psais, son of Petorzmethis,
2	for poll tax of the fourth year of Trajan
3	Caesar the lord, silver dr. 17.
4	the same Psais also for trade tax of the same
5	fourth year of Trajan Caesar
6	the lord, silver drachmas 20 and 2 ob. Hermogenes,
7	son of Ammonas, collector, I have written.

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