APIS Translation (English)
Taxpayer: Matthew, son of Cyriacus. Sum: 1 solidus. Pay period: Katabole 1, year 7. Date: Epiph 3, indiction 8. Signature: Headman Moses
Catalog Record: chicago.apis.8085 [xml]
| Title | Poll tax receipt |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 976 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostraca ; |
| Condition | On reddish-brown pottery with yellow slip |
| Lines | On recto: 7 lines in Coptic |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: On recto: tax receipt |
| Origin | Thebes |
| Language | Coptic |
| Date | VIIth - VIIIth century A.D. |
| Note (general) | Number 309 in Stefanski's and Lichtheim's publication. Undated. Measurements not available. "Katabole" is the term for a partial payment, as two installments were allowed on an annual tax. All ostraca in this volume were on loan from the Egyptian government and had been returned to Egypt by the time of publication. |
| Note (general) | Location: Oriental Institute |
| Note (general) | Pub. status: Published: recto |
| Subjects | Administration; Tax; Documentary; ostraca |
| Associated Names | Matthew, son of Cyriacus; Moses the headman |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
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