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Petechespochrates, his son Horos and grandson Chabonchonsis, a priestly family

TM Arch id: 49

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bilingual: Greek, Demotic and bilingual Greek-Demotic

private: family archive (3 or 4 generations; mainly tax receipts)

Found in: U04b - Dios Polis (Thebes east)

AD02 AD03

Also called archive of Chabonchonsis, stolistes

Protagonist: Horos son of Petechespochrates (Go to TM People)

Description: Most members of the family belonged to the Theban clergy. Chabonchonsis IV was a stolistes, in charge of the sacred vestments of the sanctuary of Apollo and Asklepios. The major part of the archive are tax receipts issued to Petechespochrates (AD 164-183), his son Horos II (AD 169-203, died in 207) and Horos’ II son Chabonchonsis IV (AD 196-216).The Horos son of Chabonchonsis may be the latter’s son (attested c. AD 198). Most receipts are for the harvest tax, as the family owned land in several Theban districts. Six further Greek and Demotic texst on ostracon including three leases of liturgical days, complete the archive.

Studies: Heilporn, O. Strasb. 2, 2009, p. 116-175 (< Heilporn, Ostraca inédits de Strasbourg II, unpubl. thèse de doctorat, 1996)

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43 texts (of which 42 certain, 1 related)

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TM number	Publication	Status	Material	Language	Date

TM 49350	P. Zauzich 28	related	pottery	Demotic	AD 147 Sep 6 (Antoninus Pius, year 11, Thoth 08)
TM 128424	O. Strasb. 2 903	certain	pottery	Greek	AD 150 - 199
TM 128401	O. Strasb. 2 864	certain	pottery	Greek	AD 169 Jun 1 (year 09, Pauni 07)
TM 128402	O. Strasb. 2 865	certain	pottery	Greek	AD 171 Jun 30 (year 11, Epeiph 06)
TM 128403	O. Strasb. 2 866	certain	pottery	Demotic / Greek	AD 172 Jul 1 (year 12, Epeiph 07)