Ostracon, inscribed in demotic with receipt and account for wheat

An image of Written document/Ostracon. Inscribed in black ink, demotic, both sides, receipt and account for wheat. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Limestone, depth 0.016 m, length 0.068 m, width 0.078 m. Ptolemaic Period.

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Written document/Ostracon. Inscribed in black ink, demotic, both sides, receipt and account for wheat. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Limestone, depth 0.016 m, length 0.068 m, width 0.078 m. Ptolemaic Period.

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Accession Number: E.66.1926
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
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Photographer name: Amy Jugg
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Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1

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