Tax Receipt in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 465)

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Catalogue Record

Title: Tax receipt, [5--]
Author: Sourous (Son of Abrahamios from Egypt), 6th cent.
Subject: Hermas (Son of Iosephios from Egypt), 6th cent.
	Taxation --Egypt --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Tax collection --Egypt --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Documentary papyri --Egypt --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Receipts --Egypt --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
Material: 1 item : papyrus, seven joining fragments mounted in
	glass ; 8 x 30 cm.
Note: Actual dimensions of item are 7.3 x 29.1 cm.
	5 lines.
	Written across the fibers on the recto.
	Upper margin of 1 cm.; lower margin of 1.5 cm.; left
	margin of 0.5 cm.; right margin of 1 cm.
	P.Duk.inv. 465 was formerly P.Miss. 31.
	Papyrus tax receipt from Egypt. Has payment of taxes
	by Hermas, son of Iosephios. Issued by someone and
	written for him by Sourous, son of Abrahamios. A
	1st indiction is mentioned.
	In Greek.
	Descriptive database available in repository.   

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