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Last Updated on 18 Jan 2019

Author: Mario C.D. Paganini

CAPInv. GR-69: ta ethne

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Egypt
ii. Nome Arsinoites (00)
iii. Site Oxyrhyncha

II. GENERAL REFERENCE

i.a. Full reference (original language) τὰ ἔθνη (P.Köln. VI 260, l. 3)
i.b. Full reference (transliterated) ta ethne
ii. Reference context The ethne in question are said to be gathered in the village of Oxyrhyncha for the auction of tax-collecting concessions.

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 213 BC

IV. TERMINOLOGY

i. Descriptive terms ἔθνη, ethne

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) P.Köln. VI 260 (213 BC)
Online Resources P.Köln. VI 260
TM 2485
i.a. Source type(s) Papyrological source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek official letter, dealing with the selling of tax-collecting concessions.
i.c. Physical format(s) Papyrus.

IX. EVALUATION

i. Private associations Possible
Note The term ethne may indicate the various occupational groups or private associations of professionals locally involved in the various trades and crafts, especially those for which a specific trade-tax was exacted by the state.