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| 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. |
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| Cultural Context | Egyptian | |
| Id Number Current Accession | 1951.8 | |
| Inscription | Coptic, Coptic, written on front Coptic, Coptic, written on back |
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| 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 | |