Ostracon about Quarrying

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 22 October 2019

Subscribe to author

Ostracon about Quarrying — The hieratic script on this ostracon mentions the 43rd year of the reign of Thutmose III. A group of workers was sent to the quarry for the building materials of a temple, under the supervision of a man named Sen-Djehuti. Limestone. From Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1479-1425 BCE. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

Remove Ads

Subscribe to this author

About the Author

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

License & Copyright

Uploaded by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin, published on 22 October 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Copyright. You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

For commercial licensing enquiries, please contact our licensing agency Wright's Media.

Related Images

Image

Cite This Work

APA Style

Amin, O. S. M. (2019, October 22). Ostracon about Quarrying. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11343/ostracon-about-quarrying/

Chicago Style

Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ostracon about Quarrying." World History Encyclopedia, October 22, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11343/ostracon-about-quarrying/.

MLA Style

Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ostracon about Quarrying." World History Encyclopedia, 22 Oct 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11343/ostracon-about-quarrying/.

Ostracon about Quarrying

Server Costs Fundraiser 2026

About the Author

License & Copyright

Related Images

Sculpture of King Thutmose III

Thutmose III

Statue of King Thutmose III

Temple of Karnak, Wars of Thutmose III

Obelisk of Thutmose III, Istanbul

Prenomen of Thutmose III

Cite This Work

APA Style

Chicago Style

MLA Style