Elephantine, Ostracon recording a census

Description	Elephantine, Ostracon recording a census
Details	εγραψε (γινονται) (δραχμαι) ις. Αμωνιος Αμωνιου Παοινι ια αργυρ(ιου) δραχμ(ας) δεκα εξ Γερμανικου Αυτοκρατορος πεμπτου (ετους ) Τιβεριου Κλαυδιου Καισαρος Σεβαστου Παχομπωτος υ(περ ) λαγραφιας διαγεγραφηκεν Σωρος Soros, son of Pachompos has paid as head tax, in the fifth (year) of Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, at 11 Paoini, sixteen silver drachmes, i.e., 16 (drachmes). Amonios (son) of Amonios, was the scribe. Literature Monika Hasitzka, Corpus papyrorum Raineri: Griechische Texte 7, Vol. 10 (1986) p. 83
Date	ca. 45 CE
Inscriptionnr	? (Greek)
Creator	Jona Lendering
Museum	Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Licence	CC0 1.0 Universal
Linked	Ostracon, Quirinius, P. Sulpicius
Categories	Roman Empire
Tags	Inscription, Ostracon, Source

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