Ostracon

Description

Ostracon (inscribed limestone flake) with a prayer written in Coptic by an Egyptian called Frange, asking for the blessings of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, probably found in the 18th Dynasty tomb of the vizier Amenemope, Coptic period, c. 650-700 AD

Museum reference

A.1956.318

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Ostracon

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Coptic Period, Ancient Egyptian

Style / Culture

Coptic Period, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Limestone, Ink

Collection place(s)

Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Rhind, Alexander Henry, 1833 - 1863

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Murray, M. A. CATALOGUE OF EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ANTIQUITIES EDINBURGH (Edinburgh 1900), p50, cat.914

Crum, Walter E., SHORT TEXTS FROM COPTIC PAPYRI AND OSTRACA (Oxford 1921), cat.18

On display

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world cultures, ancient egypt rediscovered