This ostracon, made from a shard of baked clay, contains a thirteen-line demotic inscription. The text records the “temple oath” taken by a member of the Ptolemaic garrison at Gebelein as a witness in a local dispute.
Suppl. 12792
Clay / Clay
6.8 cm x 11.7 cm x 0.9 cm
100–88 BCE
Hellenistic period
Egypt, Gebelein
Excavation Ernesto Schiaparelli, 1910
Not on display
Marini, Paolo-Girardi, Alessandro , Gli Egizi e i doni del Nilo, Modena 2024, p.66, p.67.
Tipo=Catalogo d'esposizioni
SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere
Autore=Marini, Paolo-Girardi, Alessandro
Titolo=Gli Egizi e i doni del Nilo
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Luogo=Modena
Anno=2024
Menzionato=p.66
Illustrazione=p.67
Demotic ostracon with a “temple oath” Baked clay. Ptolemaic Period, reign of Ptolemy X (91-90 BC). Gebelein.
Suppl. 12885/G.30
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