Tax Documents from Theadelphia. Papyri of the Second Century A. D. / Clinton Walker Keyes, John Day.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Day, John, editor.

Walker Keyes, Clinton, editor.

Series:

Columbia Papyri Greek Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri)--Egypt--Theadelphia (Extinct city).

Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri).

Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri)--New York (State)--New York.

Taxation--Egypt--History--Sources.

Taxation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1956]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Presents and explains actual tax documents originally written on papyrus from ancient Theadelphia.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Abbreviations and Short Titles Used in Citing Publications and Documents

Note on Method of Editing

Introduction

PAPYRI

P. Columbia I Verso Ib-Ia: Records of Taxes Owed and Payments of Taxes

P. Columbia I Verso Ib: List of Taxes Owed by Metropolites (ca. 160 A.D.)

P. Columbia 1 Verso Ia: Balances of Tax Collections in Money (160 A.D.)

P. Columbia 1 Verso 2: Seed Loans of Wheat and Barley (ca. 160 A.D.)

P. Columbia 1 Verso 3: Accounts of Tax Payments and a List of Arrears (155 A.D.)

P. Columbia 1 Verso 4: Pittakion Register with Tax Payments in Kind (under Marcus Aurelius)

P. Columbia 1 Verso 5: Abstracts of Leases of Government Properties (175/6 A.D. ?)

P. Columbia 1 Verso 6: Record of Money Taxes and a Sitologos Account (ca. 160-61 A.D.)

APPENDICES

INDICES

I. Emperors

II. Officials

III. Months and Days

IV. Personal Names

V. Place Names

VI. Alexandrian Deme

VII. Measures and Coins

VIII. Titles, Conditions, Trades, and Official Terminology

IX. Taxes and Other Charges

X. Noteworthy Abbreviations

XI. General Index of Greek Words

XII. Select Index of Subjects Discussed

XIII. Emendations of Passages in the Rectos

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89163-6

OCLC:

1100458342