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title: Demotic Ostracon Recording Payment of Necropolis Tax
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8373/demotic-ostracon-recording-payment-of-necropolis-t/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Demotic Ostracon Recording Payment of Necropolis Tax

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Demotic Ostracon Recording Payment of Necropolis Tax](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8373.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8373.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a receipt for the "Tax of the Overseer of the Necropolis". Ancient [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) cemeteries possessed their own administration, the cost of which were defrayed by the payment of specific taxes. Most of the evidence for these were preserved on ostraca of the Ptolemaic and [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) Periods, which record the payment of these taxes to an official entitled "Overseer of the Necropolis". In most cases, the sum levied is paid by an agent in the name of the deceased person, whose mummy is stated to have been transported to the necropolis. [Ptolemaic Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemaic_Dynasty/), reign of [Ptolemy II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemy_II_Philadelphus/), 284-246 BCE. From [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/), modern-day [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, March 22). Demotic Ostracon Recording Payment of Necropolis Tax. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8373/demotic-ostracon-recording-payment-of-necropolis-t/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Demotic Ostracon Recording Payment of Necropolis Tax." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 22, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8373/demotic-ostracon-recording-payment-of-necropolis-t/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Demotic Ostracon Recording Payment of Necropolis Tax." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8373/demotic-ostracon-recording-payment-of-necropolis-t/>.

## License & Copyright

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