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Collection ID: 0016 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

P.Penn. Museum inv.E02792 Account of a Sitologus Receipt for Taxes on Oil

Title

Account of a Sitologus Receipt for Taxes on Oil

Call number

P.Penn. Museum inv.E02792
(Philadelphia, United States, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology collection)

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Language

English; Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Origin

2nd CE; 201 CE

Place: Harit (Fayum)

Summary

Side 1: Account of payments of wheat, barley, and lentils received during the month of Phaophi from various classes of persons in several villages. (Grenfell, Hunt, and Hogarth) Side 2: Acknowledgement by the collectors of money-taxes at Euhemeria of a payment of 56 drachmae on account of the taxes on oil and perhaps some other tax. (Grenfell, Hunt, and Hogarth)

Notes

The left margin is badly broken, with some loss of writing. Toward the middle of the papyrus there is a row of horizontal holes (small) that may indicate a fold.
The text mentions Theadelphia, Euhemeria, Polydeucia, Dionysias, Philagris, Philoteris, Autodice and two other villages, all of which were in the division of Themistes, and Oxyrhyncha in the division of Polemo. Text mentions the village of Euhemeria.
Identifier(s): upenn.apis.44; P.Fay.:86.

Extent

11.2 x 23.4 cm

Support

Papyrus

Layout

Text is on both sides of the papyrus; Side 1 is P Fay 86, 27 lines written with the fibers. Top, bottom, and right margins are clearly visible.

Side 2 is P Fay 64, 9 lines written against the fibers. Top, bottom, and left margins are intact.

Provenance

Excavated by Grenfell and Hunt (1898-9) on behalf of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, and donated to the University Museum in return for its support (1904, Dr. Parrish Collection).

Subjects topical

Documentary
Account
Receipt

Licenses

Text

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URL

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Text

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