Ostracon from Ancient Egypt

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 04 January 2015
Ostracon from Ancient Egypt Download Full Size Image

This limestone stone chip (ostracon) depicts a garden plan and a note about a delivery of donkeys. From modern-day Egypt. New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, circa 1250 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

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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.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, January 04). Ostracon from Ancient Egypt. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3416/ostracon-from-ancient-egypt/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ostracon from Ancient Egypt." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 04, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3416/ostracon-from-ancient-egypt/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ostracon from Ancient Egypt." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2015. Web. 27 Mar 2023.

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