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Receipt for grain taxes

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Description

This ostracon bears a Greek receipt issued by the royal granary and two subscriptions, one in Greek by the sitologos (on the left) and one in Demotic (on the right).

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek

Translations (1)

EN scholarly
(Translation from: P.L.Bat. 19.25) Year 6, Mesore 7. X son of Harpochrates has paid for (the tax of) 5/6 artaba (per aroura) for ... for the same year: one artaba of wheat and a half = 1 ½ (artabas) of wheat. Y sitologos [Demotic:] The receipt of the royal granary: 1 ½ (artabas) of wheat for the Southern Island, for year 6.

Connections

Found at Thebes

Cross-references (4)

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