Receipt for the 2% harbour tax on pressed dates at Syene TM 24236Elephantine

A receipt on an ostracon from Elephantine issued by the farmers of the 2% customs tax of the harbour of Syene, through their secretary, to Petorzmethis and Dakis. It acknowledges payment of the tax on a shipment of pressed dates, in the reign of Hadrian, on Pharmouthi 15.

In English machine translation

The 'fiftieth' (pentekoste) was a 2% customs duty on goods passing through the harbour. Much of the formula is restored from parallel receipts, including whether the goods were imported or exported.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Reçu pour la taxe des 2 %). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.