Ostr. Berlin P. 12251
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Metadata
Collection
| Collection |
Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, SPK (P) |
| Inventory Number |
Ostr. Berlin P. 12251 |
| Publication Number |
ined. |
| Current Location |
magazine |
| Comments on Inventory |
1963 available; 2014 available |
| Publication Permission Status |
permission for publication upon enquiry only |
| Publication Status |
unpublished |
Origin / Provenance
| Ancient Provenance Site |
Elephantine (Ꜣbw; Yb; YbꜢ; YbꜤ; Ἐλεφαντίνη, יב , ⲉⲓⲏⲃ) [Trismegistos]
Certainty: high |
| Ancient Provenance District |
Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos] |
| Type of Discovery |
archaeological excavation
Certainty: high |
| Finder (= First Purchaser) |
Rubensohn, Otto (excavation director)
Certainty: high |
| District of Find / Purchase in Egypt |
Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos] |
Object
| Object Type |
ostracon |
| Color |
pottery, red |
| Size (Height | Width | Thickness) |
117 mm | 76 mm | 7 mm |
| Range of Preservation |
incomplete |
| State of Preservation |
Broken off on all sides. |
Text Basic Information
| Localization of Text on Object |
one-sided |
| Range of Preservation (Text) |
incomplete |
| State of Preservation (Text) |
The ink is quite well preserved, though faded in some places. An unknown amount of text is missing due to the fragmentary nature of the piece. |
| Script, Primary |
Coptic |
| Language, Primary |
Coptic |
| Comments on Handwriting |
Document hand with ligatures, very cursive. |
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recto |
verso |
| Quantity of Lines |
9+x |
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| Line Lenght (in mm) |
75 |
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| Column Height (in mm) |
116 |
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Text Content
| Text Types |
- documentary
- documentary | list
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| Summary of Content |
A list of names following numbers (amounts, products, wage?). In line 6 possible "for the carpenters" which suggests that these are fees or wages paid for certain work(s) done. |
| Location of Composition |
Elephantine Upper Egypt, 1st nome Egypt (Certainty: high) |
| Gender |
Man |
Text
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Literature
| DatasetID |
100183 |
| last Change |
29.07.2022 |
| Author |
Daniel Werning, Matthias Müller, Andrea Hasznos |
| Dataset License |
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
(CC BY-NC-SA) |
| Data set citation |
Data set 100183 (= Ostr. Berlin P. 12251), ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE: Daniel Werning, Matthias Müller, Andrea Hasznos. |
