Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · ostracon
Hieratic Ostracon listing the days of the month Late Period, Persian PeriodDeir el-Bahri
Description
Ostracon, hieratic. Late Period, Persian Period, Dynasty 27, 525–404 BC. Limestone, ink. H. 12.5 × W. 9 cm (4 15/16 × 3 9/16 in.). From: Tomb of Nespakashuty (TT 312, MMA 509a), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23. Subject: Hieratic. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1926.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116234890 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.3.168 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 558555 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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