Roman ostracon, receipt for poll tax and capitation taxes

An image of Written Document. Ostracon, receipt for poll tax and capitation taxes. Production Place: Egypt, Elephantine. Clay, height 0.083 m, width 0.088 m, circa 139. Middle Roman.

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Written Document. Ostracon, receipt for poll tax and capitation taxes. Production Place: Egypt, Elephantine. Clay, height 0.083 m, width 0.088 m, circa 139. Middle Roman.

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Accession Number: GR.P.50
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Fnumber: 22/1
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2nd Century AD antiquity clay document Elephantine Fitz_ANT language Middle Roman ostraca ostracon ostrakon poll tax receipt Roman script taxes texts writing written document

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