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Hieratic ostracon inscribed with the “Instruction of a man to his son”

This poem belongs to the literary genre of teachings. The author praises the virtues of the sovereign and writes about the benefits of being loyal to him.

Inv. no. :

Suppl. 6355

Material:

Stone / Limestone

Dimensions:

19 cm x 14 cm x 3.2 cm

Date:

1190–1077 BCE

Period:

New Kingdom

Dynasty:

Twentieth Dynasty

Provenance:

Deir el-Medina

Acquisition:

Excavation Ernesto Schiaparelli, 1905

CGT:

57063

Museum location:

Museum / Floor 1 / Room 06 DEM / Showcase 04

Selected bibliography:

López, Jesús, Ostraca ieratici n. 57001-57092 (Catalogo del Museo Eg. di Torino - Serie II. - Collezioni 3/1), Milano 1978, p. 36, tavv 36 e 36a.
Tipo=Opere biblioteca SottoTipo= Autore=López, Jesús Titolo=Ostraca ieratici n. 57001-57092 Sottotiolo= In= Collana=Catalogo del Museo Eg. di Torino - Serie II. - Collezioni Opera=3/1 Luogo=Milano Anno=1978 Menzionato=p. 36 Illustrazione=tavv 36 e 36a
Roccati, Alessandro, Sapienza egizia: la letteratura educativa in Egitto durante il III millennio a.C. (Testi del V.O. antico. Lett. eg. classica 4), Brescia 1994, p.97–103.
Tipo=Opere biblioteca SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere Autore=Roccati, Alessandro Titolo=Sapienza egizia: la letteratura educativa in Egitto durante il III millennio a.C. Sottotiolo= In= Collana=Testi del V.O. antico. Lett. eg. classica Opera=4 Luogo=Brescia Anno=1994 Menzionato=p.97-103 Illustrazione=

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