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Place Elephantine Island, Aswan, Aswān, Egypt, Africa Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Universal Viewer (unavailable)

1. Egerton Ostracon 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton Ostracon 1
Title:
Contract of lease (under publication TM 987451)
Scope & Content:
Contract between Petorzmethis, son of Psenpoueris, pastophoros of the god Neilammon, and the four dekanoi (head of a group of 10 men) of the pastophoroi of the god Neilammon, concerning a short term lease for the harvest of a vineyard of the gods Ammon and Ouserzmet of Syene and Elephantine, the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Egyptian (Ancient) and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
22 July 193
Extent:

1 potsherd, complete, all margins, 18 lines (17 Greek, 1 Demotic).

2. Egerton Ostracon 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton Ostracon 2
Title:
Receipt for Customs Duties (under publication TM 987458)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for customs duties for pitch and other items.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd century
Extent:

1 potsherd, incomplete, broken at top, left and right, margin at bottom, 5 lines.

3. Egerton Ostracon 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton Ostracon 4
Title:
Receipt for harbour guard fees (under publication TM 987460)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of Antonius Malchaios, head of the harbour guard (hormophylakia) of Syene, for harbour fees (enhormion) for cargoes made from Pachon until Mesore, paid by Ammonius, with signature of Antonius Malchaius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
23 August 116
Extent:

1 potsherd, incomplete, broken at left, margins at top, right and bottom, 8 lines.

4. Egerton Ostracon 7

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton Ostracon 7
Title:
Receipt for poll tax (under publication TM 987463)
Scope & Content:
Receipt issued by the tax collector (praktor) Hermogenes for the poll tax (laographia) of year 2 of Trajan.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
98-99
Extent:
1 potsherd, incomplete, broken at left, margins at top, right and bottom, 4 lines.

5. Ostracon 5790

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5790
Title:
Receipt for harbour fees (O.Wilck. II 304, TM 76867)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of Antonius Malchaius, head of the harbour police of Syene, for harbour fees (enhormion) covering the months Choiak until Pharmouthi of year 18 of Trajan, paid by Harpaesis, the goose breeder, with signature of Antonius Malchaius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 April 115
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, complete, 8 lines, housed in a cardboard box.

6. Ostracon 5791

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5791
Title:
Receipt for poll tax, prison guards and salary of river police boats (O.Wilck. II 104, TM 76679)
Scope & Content:
Receipt through the scribe Sarapion for poll tax, prison guards and salary of river police boats (laographia, desmophylakia, misthos potamophylakidon) of year 19 of Trajan, paid by Harpaesis, son of ---sis and Tachnou---, with signature of Sarapion.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
23 July 116
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, broken off at right, 9 lines, housed in a carboard box.

7. Ostracon 5792

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5792
Title:
Receipt for poll tax (O.Wilck. II 51, TM 76630)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of the tax collector (praktor) Hermogenes for poll tax (laographia) of year 1 of Trajan, paid by Harpaesis, son Petorzmethis, with signature of Hermogenes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
98
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, complete, 5 lines, housed in a carboard box.

8. Ostracon 5793

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5793
Title:
Receipt for the price of public dates (O.Wilck. II 161, TM 76731)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of the tax collector (praktor) Psanmous for the price of public dates (time demosiou phoinikos) of year 19 of Hadrian, paid by Tyrannos and his sister Isidora in year 20 of Hadrian.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
5 Nov 0135
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, complete, 5 lines, housed in a carboard box.

9. Ostracon 5794

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5794
Title:
Receipt for trade tax (cheironaxion) (O.Wilck. II 166, TM 76736)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of Valerion? and Didymion, supervisors of the Sacred Gate of Syene, for trade tax (cheironaxion), paid by Petorzmethis, son of --- and Thinpoueris; probably year 9 of Hadrian.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
124-125
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, broken off at left, 6 lines, housed in a carboard box.

10. Ostracon 5795

Reference (shelfmark):
Ostracon 5795
Title:
Receipt for poll tax (O.Wilck. II 113, TM 76687)
Scope & Content:
Receipt of Valerion and his associate tax farmers (misthotai) through the scribe Sarapion for poll-tax (laographia), paid by Pachnoubis, son of Petorzmethis and Thinpoueris.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 April 119
Extent:
1 pottery sherd inscribed on convex side, complete, 9 lines, housed in a carboard box.