Full Record |
| Title |
Coptic ostracon |
| Collection |
Artworld: Oriental Museum |
| Date |
600 CE (circa) |
| Description |
Coptic ostracon of white limestone. Irregularly shaped.
Coptic inscription written in black ink on both sides of a piece of white limestone. The inscription is a letter written by a man called Abraham to his father.
The front of the ostracon is badly worn and the inscription on the back is complete but faded in places. |
| Cultural Context |
Egyptian |
| Id Number Current Accession |
1951.8 |
| Inscription |
Coptic, Coptic, written on front
Coptic, Coptic, written on back |
| Location Creation Site |
Misr |
| Location Current Repository |
The Oriental Museum |
| Subject |
written document, ostracon |
| Measurements |
90 x 121 x 22 mm |
| Relation References |
Crum, W.E. 1908. ??? Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology, 1908, vol. 30, p. 204-205. |
| Rights |
Oriental Museum, University of Durham, Durham, 2002. All Rights reserved |
| Rights Owner |
OM |
| Style Period |
Coptic Period |
| Work Type |
ostracon |
