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title: Demotic Temple Oath from the Ptolemaic Period
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8302/demotic-temple-oath-from-the-ptolemaic-period/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Demotic Temple Oath from the Ptolemaic Period

_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Demotic Temple Oath from the Ptolemaic Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8302.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8302.jpg)

## Image Caption

This piece of [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) with Demotic [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) text records an oath taken by Petasatet to declare his innocence in the case of cloth theft. This oath was taken before a priest of the [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of [Hathor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hathor/) on Dec. 6, 127 BCE. Temples played an important role in settling legal and personal disputes in ancient [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). They continued to act as local and regional administrative centres in the [Ptolemaic period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemaic_Dynasty/). (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2018, March 14). Demotic Temple Oath from the Ptolemaic Period. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8302/demotic-temple-oath-from-the-ptolemaic-period/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Demotic Temple Oath from the Ptolemaic Period." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 14, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8302/demotic-temple-oath-from-the-ptolemaic-period/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Demotic Temple Oath from the Ptolemaic Period." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8302/demotic-temple-oath-from-the-ptolemaic-period/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/569661) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/569661). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 14 March 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.