Hieratic ostracon with a list of workmen's names

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A small, roughly trapezoidal limestone ostracon with faded black ink hieratic writing arranged in several lines across the surface.

The image shows a beige limestone fragment photographed against a neutral gray background. One face has multiple clusters of faded black/dark-brown ink marks consistent with hieratic script (a cursive form of Egyptian writing). Several line blocks run diagonally/irregularly across the lower left and middle areas; at least one larger sign group appears near the lower left corner, with smaller vertical or slanted strokes continuing toward the center. In the top-left area there are additional, lighter ink traces that are too incomplete to confidently identify specific characters. A penciled/printed inventory-like marking appears at the lower right (a short code-like number in red/brown), but this does not appear to be ancient text. No carved decoration, figures, or identifiable royal cartouches or deity iconography are clearly visible. The overall condition is fragmentary but readable enough to confirm the presence of ink writing.