Coptic Ostraka

Ancient pottery fragments with Coptic inscriptions, providing insight into historical communication from the 7th century.

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474561

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474561

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474531

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474542

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (13.9 x 12 cm). Date: 7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon with a Letter from Isaac 600 Coptic. Ostrakon with a Letter from Isaac 474778

Ostrakon 580-640 Coptic. Ostrakon 474873

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474632

Ostrakon with a Letter from Jacob to Jacob. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 13/16 x 2 7/16 in. (13 x 14.8 x 6.2 cm). Date: 600. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon with a Letter 600 Coptic. Ostrakon with a Letter. Coptic. 600. Pottery fragment with ink inscription. Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt. Ceramics

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (13.3 x 11.5 cm). Date: 7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon with a Letter. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 2 15/16 x 5 7/8 in. (7.5 x 15 cm). Date: 600. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474630

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474603

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: Overall: 2 13/16 x 2 15/16 x 5/16 in. (7.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 cm). Date: 4th-7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon with a Letter. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 3 1/16 x 3 in. (7.7 x 7.6 cm). Date: 580-640. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon. Coptic. 7th century. Pottery fragment with ink inscription. Made in Byzantine Egypt. Ceramics

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (8.5 x 7 cm). Date: ca. 600. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon 600 Coptic. Ostrakon 474762

Ostrakon with a Letter. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (7 x 6 cm). Date: 580-640. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon ca. 600 Coptic. Ostrakon 474856

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon. Coptic. 7th century. Pottery fragment with ink inscription. Made in Byzantine Egypt. Ceramics

Ostrakon with a Letter 600 Coptic. Ostrakon with a Letter 474764

Ostrakon with a Letter from John 600 Coptic. Ostrakon with a Letter from John 474794

Ostrakon with Biblical Text 580-640 Coptic. Ostrakon with Biblical Text 474892

Ostrakon with a Letter from Sabinus to Paham 580-640 Coptic. Ostrakon with a Letter from Sabinus to Paham. Coptic. 580-640. Pottery fragment with ink inscription. Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt. Ceramics

Ostrakon with a Letter. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 2 9/16 x 3 9/16 in. (6.5 x 9 cm). Date: 580-640. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474487

Ostrakon with a Legal Letter. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: a: 3 1/4 x 4 5/8 in. (8.3 x 11.8 cm)b: 2 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. (6.3 x 4.2 cm). Date: 580-640. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 4 7/16 x 2 5/8 in. (11.2 x 6.7 cm). Date: 580-640. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon 600 Coptic. Ostrakon 474803

Ostrakon with a Letter to Elias 600 Coptic. Ostrakon with a Letter to Elias. Coptic. 600. Pottery fragment with ink inscription. Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt. Ceramics

Ostrakon 580-640 Coptic. Ostrakon 474930

Ostrakon with a Letter from Lazarius to Epiphanius. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 3 15/16 x 7 7/8 in. (10 x 20 cm). Date: ca. 600. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 7/16 x 1/2 in. (1.1 x 1.2 cm). Date: 600. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 4 13/16 x 4 15/16 in. (12.2 x 12.6 cm). Date: 7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostracon with Greek Inscription. Egypt, Roman Period (332 BCE - 400CE). Tools and Equipment; ostraka. Terracotta

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474527

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474470

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474498

Ostrakon from Maria and Susanna Jointly to Panachora probably early 7th century Coptic Ostraca are texts written on broken pottery, which were employed when parchment was unavailable or too expensive. At Epiphanius a large number of ostraca were discovered in the monastery, including in its rubbish heaps; they record biblical verses, legal documents, sermons, financial accounts, school texts, and letters requesting assistance and prayers. Some reveal that, even at the southernmost border of the Empire, people were still aware of events in the capital, Constantinople.Ostracon from Maria and Susanna Jointly to PanachoraOn this fragmentary document, each woman writes in her own hand to the hermit: I, Maria, (it is) do write unto Panachora, (saying,) Be so good, let thy compassion reach me and send me a, for my heart is flown forth. [For the barbarians have carried off the father and have carried off the son…me the; for they have slain…my heart [is flown forth. Ifto me , and my heart

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: a) 2 11/16 x 4 13/16 in. (6.8 x 12.2 cm)b) 4 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (12 x 6.3 cm)c) 1 7/8 x 1 15/16 in. (4.7 x 5 cm)d) 2 3/16 x 1 5/16 in. (5.5 x 3.4 cm). Date: 580-640. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 4 7/8 in. (15 x 12.4 cm). Date: 7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostracon 400-30 B.C. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period. Ostracon. 400-30 B.C.. Pottery, ink. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period. From Egypt, Western Desert; Kharga Oasis, Hibis, MMA excavations, 1908-10

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474609

Ostrakon 580-640 Coptic. Ostrakon 474884

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474479

Ostrakon 580-640 Coptic. Ostrakon. Coptic. 580-640. Pottery fragments with ink inscription. Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt. Ceramics

Ostrakon 600 Coptic. Ostrakon. Coptic. 600. Pottery fragments with ink inscription. Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt. Ceramics

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474503

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 7 1/16 x 8 7/8 in. (18 x 22.5 cm). Date: 7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/16 x 4 5/16 x 7/16 in. (7.7 x 11 x 1.1 cm). Date: 4th-7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474529

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474599

Ostrakon 600 Coptic. Ostrakon 474741

Ostrakon 600 Coptic. Ostrakon 474725

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474571

Ostrakon with Biblical Text 600 Coptic. Ostrakon with Biblical Text 474787

Ostracon with a Receipt for the Rental of a Donkey. Egypt, New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, dated to year 26, during the reign of Ramses III (1198-1166 BCE), 1171 BCE. Tools and Equipment; ostraka. Limestone

Ostrakon 4th-7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 478533

Ostracon Recording a Barter Transaction. Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty (1315 - 1201 BCE). Tools and Equipment; ostraka. Limestone

Ostrakon 580-640 Coptic. Ostrakon 474859

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474522

Ostrakon with a Letter from Gennadius to Peter 580-640 Coptic Ostraca are texts written on broken pottery, which were employed when parchment was unavailable or too expensive. At Epiphanius a large number of ostraca were discovered in the monastery, including in its rubbish heaps; they record biblical verses, legal documents, sermons, financial accounts, school texts, and letters requesting assistance and prayers. Some reveal that, even at the southernmost border of the Empire, people were still aware of events in the capital, Constantinople.Ostracon with a Letter from Gennadius to PeterI, Gennadius, do write and greet Peter, (saying,) Be pleased to enquire for these eggs for me, for there is need of them. Lo, the money have I sent with the servant and I will send and summon thee at this Feast.Give it unto Peter; from Gennadius.. Ostrakon with a Letter from Gennadius to Peter 473399

Ostrakon with a Letter 600 Coptic. Ostrakon with a Letter 474808

Ostrakon 600 Coptic. Ostrakon 474761

Stone Block with Text in Arabic. unknown, craftsman

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474534

Ostrakon 600 Coptic. Ostrakon 474809

Hieratic ostracon New Kingdom, Ramesside ca. 1295-1070 B.C. Ostraca (plural for ostracon) are potsherds used as surfaces on which to write or draw. The term is used, by extension, to refer to chips of limestone, which were employed for similar purposes. Despite their humble appearances, ostraca bear a wide range of images and texts, including administrative documents, literary texts, and depictions of royal and divine figures. The texts were mostly written with reed pen and ink of two colors, red and black, and inscribed in Hieratic, the cursive script of ancient Egypt throughout most of its periods. This ostracon is inscribed with notes recording distribution of lamps/torches for the work in a royal tomb. View more. Hieratic ostracon. ca. 1295-1070 B.C.. Limestone, ink, paint. New Kingdom, Ramesside. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Davis excavations. Dynasty 19-20

Hieratic Ostracon with the beginning of "The Wisdom of Amenemope" 525-404 BC Late Period, Persian Period A series of ostraka from the excavation of tomb of Nespekashuty have been examined in a forthcoming study: they seem to have been left by a single not particularly skilled scribe, who mixed cursive hieroglyphic and hieratic scripts. The texts include practice lists, random jottings, dated accounts and even the beginning of a New Kingdom literary text, "The Wisdom of Amenemope."The texts postdate the tomb, probably to the Persian Period according to palaeography (handwriting style).. Hieratic Ostracon with the beginning of "The Wisdom of Amenemope". 525-404 BC. Limestone, ink. Late Period, Persian Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespakashuty (TT 312, MMA 509a), MMA excavations, 1922-23. Dynasty 27

Ostrakon 580-640 Coptic. Ostrakon 474887

Ostrakon with a Letter from Frange to Enoch 580-640 Coptic This ostrakon (plural ostraka, pottery sherd with writing) comes from the Monastery of Epiphanios, in Thebes, Egypt. It provides valuable information about some of the everyday economic activities at the site. The fragment here includes a letter in Coptic from the weaver Frange, who requests linen yarn from Brother Enoch at the monastery. Linen was one of the most ubiquitous textiles made in late antique Egypt, used both for daily wear and for burial.. Ostrakon with a Letter from Frange to Enoch 474848

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474616

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 3 1/8 x 6 in. (8 x 15.2 cm). Date: 7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon with Arabic text; XII-XIV century (1101-00-00-1400-00-00);Arabian (culture), Inscribed ceramics, Arab inscriptions, Islam art, Polish excavations in Stara Dongo

CHARTULA EMPTIONIS(ESCRITO DE COMPRA)CODICE 1452 B-FRAG.19-. Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474548

Ostrakon 600 Coptic. Ostrakon 474736

Ostrakon 4th-7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 478523

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon. Coptic. 7th century. Pottery fragment with ink inscription. Made in Byzantine Egypt. Ceramics

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 2 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. (6 x 8.2 cm). Date: 7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon 4th-7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 478535

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 3 9/16 in. (9.5 x 9.1 cm). Date: 7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostracon with Sketch of a Stela with Its Text. Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose III (1504 - 1452 BCE). Tools and Equipment; ostraka. Limestone

Ostrakon 600 Coptic. Ostrakon 474733

Ostrakon with Troparion. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/8 x 8 7/8 x 4 5/16 in. (20.7 x 22.5 x 10.9 cm). Date: 580-640. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostracon with Greek Inscription. Egypt, Roman Period (332 BCE - 400CE). Tools and Equipment; ostraka. Terracotta

Ostracon with Greek Inscription. Egypt, Roman Period (332 BCE - 400 CE). Tools and Equipment; ostraka. Marl clay-baked potsherd

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 1 11/16 x 3 5/16 in. (4.3 x 8.4 cm). Date: 600. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostracon with Greek Inscription. Egypt, Roman Period (332 BCE - 400CE). Tools and Equipment; ostraka. Terracotta

Ostrakon with Lines from Homers Iliad 580-640 Coptic Ostraca are texts written on broken pottery, which were employed when parchment was unavailable or too expensive. At Epiphanius a large number of ostraca were discovered in the monastery, including in its rubbish heaps; they record biblical verses, legal documents, sermons, financial accounts, school texts, and letters requesting assistance and prayers. Some reveal that, even at the southernmost border of the Empire, people were still aware of events in the capital, Constantinople.Ostracon with Lines from Homers Iliad“Sing, goddess, the wrath of Peleuss son,” the opening line of the Iliad, is written four times, probably as a school exercise in writing cursive Greek. Other lines from Homer are found on other ostraca.. Ostrakon with Lines from Homers Iliad 473402

Hieratic Ostracon listing the days of the month 525-404 BC Late Period, Persian Period A series of ostraka from the excavation of tomb of Nespekashuty have been examined in a forthcoming study: they seem to have been left by a single not particularly skilled scribe, who mixed cursive hieroglyphic and hieratic scripts. The texts include practice lists, random jottings, dated accounts and even the beginning of a New Kingdom literary text, "The Wisdom of Amenemope."The texts postdate the tomb, probably to the Persian Period according to palaeography (handwriting style).. Hieratic Ostracon listing the days of the month. 525-404 BC. Limestone, ink. Late Period, Persian Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespakashuty (TT 312, MMA 509a), MMA excavations, 1922-23. Dynasty 27

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474550

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474602

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 4 5/16 x 6 5/8 in. (11 x 16.8 cm). Date: 7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostrakon demotic and Greek, Greek Ostrakon with a receipt of money; 7 CE (7-00-00-7-00-00), 14.11.80 (80-00-00-80-00-00), 113, 16 of the Trajan rule (113-00-00-113-00-00 );Deposit of the University of Warsaw from 1937-1939, Nikis (Fl. Ca 113), Scene.gal.eg., Trakidas (Fl. Ca 113), Demotyka, Greek, Ioudaion Telesma, Polish-French excavations in Edfu (Egypt)

Ostrakon demotic and Greek, Greek Ostrakon with a receipt of money; 7 CE (7-00-00-7-00-00), 14.11.80 (80-00-00-80-00-00), 113, 16 of the Trajan rule (113-00-00-113-00-00 );Deposit of the University of Warsaw from 1937-1939, Nikis (Fl. Ca 113), Scene.gal.eg., Trakidas (Fl. Ca 113), Demotyka, Greek, Ioudaion Telesma, Polish-French excavations in Edfu (Egypt)

Ostrakon with a Letter 600 Coptic. Ostrakon with a Letter 474825

Ostrakon 4th-7th century Coptic. Ostrakon. Coptic. 4th-7th century. Pottery fragment with ink inscription. Made in Byzantine Egypt. Ceramics

Ostrakon 600 Coptic. Ostrakon 474816

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