Texts & Scripts from Elephantine: Object

Ostr. London, British Library 12098 (More information about the Object)

Publication No.

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Modern Title

Receipt for poll tax (laographia)

Summary

receipt of practor Hermogenes for laographia of year 7 of Trajan

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1	διέγραψ(εν) -?- χ̣ος̣ Πασήνεος τοῦ Θε̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
2	ὑπ(ὲρ) λαογραφ(ίας) ἑβδόμ̣ου (ἔτους) Τραειανοῦ
3	Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου ἀργυρίου (δραχμὰς) δέκα ἑπτὰ, (γίνονται) (δραχμαὶ) ιζ.
4	σὺν αἷς ἔσχον κατὰ μ̣ερο̣υ ¹l. μέρος. Ἑρμογένης
5	Ἀμμωνᾶτος πράκ̣τωρ ἔγραψα. (ἔτους) η Τραειανοῦ
6	Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου Μεσορὴ δ̅.

¹ l. μέρος

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1	Thus has paid ---chos, son of Pasenis, grandson of The---,
2	for poll tax of the seventh year of Trajan
3	Caesar the lord, silver drachmas seventeen, = 17 dr.,
4	including those (drachmas) which I received bit by bit. Hermogenes,
5	son of Ammonas, collector, I have written. Year 8 of Trajan
6	Caesar the lord, Mesore 4.

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