CAL: mks, mksˀ

duty, i.e., tax on goods

Palmyrene, Gal, Sam, Syr, JBA

BR 384:12(1)↗ הב מכסא‏hb mksˀܗܒ ܡܟܣܐ‏ܗܒ ܡܟܣܐ‏hb mksˀהב מכסא‏ܗܒ ܡܟܣܐ‏ܗܒ ܡܟܣܐ‏ : give the duty ; BT AZ 4a(34)↗ שבקו לי׳ מכסא תליסר שני‏šbqw ly' mksˀ tlysr šnyܫܒܩܘ ܠܝ܊ ܡܟܣܐ ܬܠܝܣܪ ܫܢܝ‏ܫܒܩܘ ܠܝ܊ ܡܟܣܐ ܬܠܝܣܪ ܫܢܝ‏šbqw ly' mksˀ tlysr šnyשבקו לי׳ מכסא תליסר שני‏ܫܒܩܘ ܠܝ܊ ܡܟܣܐ ܬܠܝܣܪ ܫܢܝ‏ܫܒܩܘ ܠܝ܊ ܡܟܣܐ ܬܠܝܣܪ ܫܢܝ‏ : they exempted him from taxes for thirteen years

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toll

JBA

BT AZ 10b(45)↗ לאילפא דאזלא בלא מכסא‏lˀylpˀ dˀzlˀ blˀ mksˀܠܐܝܠܦܐ ܕܐܙܠܐ ܒܠܐ ܡܟܣܐ‏ܠܐܝܠܦܐ ܕܐܙܠܐ ܒܠܐ ܡܟܣܐ‏lˀylpˀ dˀzlˀ blˀ mksˀלאילפא דאזלא בלא מכסא‏ܠܐܝܠܦܐ ܕܐܙܠܐ ܒܠܐ ܡܟܣܐ‏ܠܐܝܠܦܐ ܕܐܙܠܐ ܒܠܐ ܡܟܣܐ‏ : a boat which travels without (having paid) the toll

tribute

Syr, Man

P Num31:28↗ ܘܦܪܘܫܘ ܡܟܣܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ‏wprwšw mksˀ lmryˀ mn gbr̈ˀופרושו מכסא למריא מן גברא‏ܘܦܪܘܫܘ ܡܟܣܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ‏wprwšw mksˀ lmryˀ mn gbr̈ˀופרושו מכסא למריא מן גברא‏ܘܦܪܘܫܘ ܡܟܣܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ‏ܘܦܪܘܫܘ ܡܟܣܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ‏ ; P Mt17:25↗ ܡܸܢ ܡܲܢ ܢܵܣܒܼ݁ܝܢ ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ‏men man nāsbiyn maḵsāˀמֶן מַן נָסבִּין מַכסָא‏ܡܸܢ ܡܲܢ ܢܵܣܒܼ݁ܝܢ ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ‏men man nāsbiyn maḵsāˀמֶן מַן נָסבִּין מַכסָא‏ܡܸܢ ܡܲܢ ܢܵܣܒܼ݁ܝܢ ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ‏ܡܸܢ ܡܲܢ ܢܵܣܒܼ݁ܝܢ ܡܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ‏

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penalty

Man

custom house

Gal

BR 384:12(1)↗ כיון דמטא למכסא‏kywn dmṭˀ lmksˀܟܝܘܢ ܕܡܛܐ ܠܡܟܣܐ‏ܟܝܘܢ ܕܡܛܐ ܠܡܟܣܐ‏kywn dmṭˀ lmksˀכיון דמטא למכסא‏ܟܝܘܢ ܕܡܛܐ ܠܡܟܣܐ‏ܟܝܘܢ ܕܡܛܐ ܠܡܟܣܐ‏ : when he arrived at the custom house ; PRK371.10↗ דהוה יליף גניב מוכסא‏dhwh ylyp gnyb mwksˀܕܗܘܗ ܝܠܝܦ ܓܢܝܒ ܡܘܟܣܐ‏ܕܗܘܗ ܝܠܝܦ ܓܢܝܒ ܡܘܟܣܐ‏dhwh ylyp gnyb mwksˀדהוה יליף גניב מוכסא‏ܕܗܘܗ ܝܠܝܦ ܓܢܝܒ ܡܘܟܣܐ‏ܕܗܘܗ ܝܠܝܦ ܓܢܝܒ ܡܘܟܣܐ‏ : he would regularly sneak past the customs

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bit maksia, bit maskia

Man

GY 19:14↗ uqadmilin lnišmata bˁuhra mahiqilin bit maskia : they precede the souls on the way, oppressing them at the customs house [i.e., between this world and the next]

☛Derivatives▶

māḵes, māḵsā n.m. — tax-collector
- māḵsū, māḵsūṯā n.f. — tax-collectorship
- mwks n.m. — tax collector
- ryš mksyn n.m. — chief tax collector

✎Notes & Bibliography▶

= Akkadian miksu. See AIOA 72.
In unvocalized texts and Mandaic, "tax" and "tax collector" are not always easily distinguished.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 760[385]DJPA: 308aDJBA: 676bJastrow: 784Drower/Macuch: 243aPayne-Smith: 2105J. Payne-Smith: 272Tal Sam: 468DNWSI: 625DCPA[Schulthess]: 225[110]

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