This week, Noëmie Lucas writes about a papyrus document, P. World 121a, described as a “receipt”, a characterisation clearly supported by the presence of the term barāʾa in line 2. The…

A document as visually striking as it is fascinating for those of us interested in the (fiscal) administration of eighth-century Egypt, our document of the week certainly deserves…

This week, we introduce a new category called “Tax Files.” In these posts, we will share documents we are working on or have found particularly useful in our…