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Letter of Petition

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Accession: O. O.I. 16991
Find spot: Deir el-Medina, Egypt approx. site location
Period: 1198-1166 B.C.
Date: 1198-1166 B.C.
Date range: 1198 BCE – 1166 BCE
Materials: ['ostracon ; 18.8x17.0x2.4 cm']
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Description

Letter addressed to the vizier from the community of Deir el-Medineh updating him on the construction of princes' tombs in the Valley of the Queens and complaining about the lack of food supplies to the workmen.

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Found at Deir el-Medina

Cross-references (1)

APIS-Text chicago.apis.15 tier-1

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