A Sixth-Century Tax Register from the Hermopolite Nome
Series: American Studies in Papyrology
A Sixth-Century Tax Register from the Hermopolite Nome Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 230
ISBN: 9780979975844
Pub Date: November 2011
Imprint: American Society of Papyrologists
Illustrations: 4 plates
Price: £40.00
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Description:
This volume publishes the most complete documentary codex from 6th-century Egypt. Known to the scholarly world since 1905 and frequently cited since then, it now appears for the first time in full edition. The codex details money taxes paid by landowners at the village of Temseu Skordon and the hamlet Topos Demeou in the Hermopolite Nome. The language is Greek but with extensive Coptic influence. The text is especially important for its bearing on nomenclature, language, taxation and gold-to-copper monetary conversions.