Egyptian ostracon, inscribed in eight lines of hieratic text

An image of Written Document. Ostracon. Fragment of jar, inscribed in eight lines of hieratic, in black ink. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Length 0.12 m, width 0.086 m. New Kingdom.

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Written Document. Ostracon. Fragment of jar, inscribed in eight lines of hieratic, in black ink. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Length 0.12 m, width 0.086 m. New Kingdom.

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Accession Number: E.GA.6139.1943
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Photographer name: Michael Jones
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