Greek tax receipt from the Arsinoites (Fayum) mentioning a district named after *Viktor (presumably Viktor, son of Romanos, S00749); datable to the 7th century.
Evidence ID
E06120
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Parchment sheet
Documentary texts - Fiscal document
P.Grenf. 1 69=SPP 8 737:
This receipt for poll-tax was issued for a carpenter named Pousis who resided in a district named after saint Viktor.
Lines 1–3 of the document read as follows:
† παρέσχ(ε) Ποῦσις τέκτ(ων)
(ὑπὲρ) διαγραφ(ῆς) λαύρ(ας) τ(οῦ) Ἁγί(ου)
Βίκτορος
'Pousis, the carpenter, paid for the poll-tax of the district of saint Biktor.'
(Text: B. P. Grenfell; trans.: G. Schenke)
Full record available under:
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Places Named after Saint
Towns, villages, districts and fortresses
Source
The document MS. Gr. class. g. 9 (P), written on parchment, is kept at the Bodleian Library in Oxford.Bibliography
Text and translation:Grenfell, B. P., An Alexandrian Erotic Fragment and other Greek Papyri chiefly Ptolemaic (P.Grenf. 1), Oxford 1896.
Wessely, C., Griechische Papyrusurkunden kleineren Formats (P.Kl. Form. 2), Studien zur Palaeographie und Papyruskunde vol. 8, Leipzig 1908.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
17/8/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00749 | Viktor, martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos; and companion martyrs | Βίκτωρ | Uncertain |
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