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51. Ostracon 5824

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5824
Title:
Receipt for the price of public dates (O.Wilck. II 257, TM 76824)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of Longinus Serenus and Petronius Bassianus, tax collectors (praktores argyrikon) of Elephantine, through the assitant Petorzmethis, for the price of public dates (time demosiou phoinikos) of the harvest of year 4 of Antoninus and Verus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 March 165
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, complete, 5 lines, surface damaged; housed in a carboard box.

52. Ostracon 5825

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5825
Title:
Receipt for contribution for a statue and a bust of the emperor (merismoi andriantos kai protomes) (O.Wilck. II 178, TM 76748)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of Annius Ammonianus and Sarapammon, son of Pachnoubis, tax collectors (praktores argyrikon) of Elephantine, through the assitant Pachoubis, son of Petorzmethis, for contribution for a statue and a bust of the emperor (merismoi andriantos kai protomes), paid by Pasibtis, son of Petorzmeth...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 February 141
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, complete, 9 lines, housed in a carboard box.

53. Ostracon 5826

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5826
Title:
Receipt for poll tax (O.Wilck. II 245, TM 76812)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of the tax farmer (misthotes) Ulpius Cerealis through the assitant Pachnoubis for poll tax (laographia) of year 1 of Marcus Aurelius and Verus, paid by Sarapion, son of Ammonius and Thinpetorzmethis.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 May 161
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, complete, 9 lines, housed in a carboard box.

54. Ostracon 5827

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5827
Title:
Receipt for rent on leased land (O.Wilck. II 657, TM 77167)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of three supervisors of the land of Tmousanis to Petechnoumis, son of Cleopatra, for rent on land she has leased from the state.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 April 165
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, complete, 11 lines, housed in a carboard box.

55. Ostracon 5828

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5828
Title:
Receipt for survey tax of date groves (O.Wilck. II 13, TM 76594)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of Rufonius Antigonus for survey tax of date groves (geometria phoinikonon) of the harvest of year 14 of Claudius, paid by Tyrannus, the silversmith.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
54
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, complete, 6 lines, housed in a carboard box.

56. Ostracon 5831

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5831
Title:
Receipt for contribution for the men who have fled (O.Wilck. II 261, TM 76828)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a receipt issued by unknown collectors for contribution for the men who have fled (merismos andron anakechorekoton) in the reign of Marcus Aurelius and Verus; the name of the tax payer is not preserved. Probably dated to year 9. The scribe is Serenus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 October 168
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, broken off at left, 6 lines, housed in a carboard box

57. Ostracon 5834

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5834
Title:
Receipt for contributions (O.Wilck. II 216, TM 76784)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of Germanus and Papremithes, tax collectors (praktores argyrikon) of Elephantine, for contributions (merismoi) of year 11 of Antoninus, paid by Harpaesis, son of Zmetis; with signature of Germanus.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 September 147
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, broken off at left, 5 lines, housed in a carboard box.

58. Ostracon 5836

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5836
Title:
Receipt for contribution (TM 987577)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by Soter, the collector of money taxes at Elephantine (praktor argyrikon Elephantines), for the contribution (merismos) of year 6?, paid by Patsibtis, son of Petorzmethis and Senpelaia; with signature of Soter.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
142-143
Extent:
Potsherd broken at right, top, left and bottom margin, 6 lines.

59. Ostracon 5845

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5845
Title:
Receipt for survey tax of date groves (O.Wilck. II 14, TM 76595)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of Rufonius Antigonus for survey tax of date groves (geometria phoinikonon) of year 4 of Claudius, paid by Tyrannus in year 5.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
44-45
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, broken off at right, 5 lines, housed in a carboard box.

60. Ostracon 5878

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5878
Title:
Great Doxology with Miaphysite Trisagion (TM 65221)
Scope & Content:
Great Doxology with Miaphysite Trisagion in Greek. Obverse: Begins: 'ⳁ Δόξα ἐνὑψίστο[ις Θεῷ καὶ]... Ends: '...φωτί σου ὀψόμεθα φῶς.' Reverse: Begins: 'Παράτεινον τ̣ὸ̣ ἔλεός̣ σου...' Ends: '... ἐ̣λ̣έ̣η̣σ̣ο̣ν̣ ἡμᾶς ⳁ'. 14ἡμᾶςⳁ
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 6th century - 1st quarter of the 7th century
Extent:
1 potsherd, incomplete, consisting of four fragments, three of which are housed in the British Library and one in the Metropolitan Museum in New York, written with black ink. There are 32 lines on the obverse and 14 lines on the reverse, which follow the shape of the ostracon. The outer surface of the central part of the sherd broke off at places, resulting in loss of some texts at the beginning of the hymn. The item is otherwise preserved well.