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Written Document. Ostracon. Hieratic text, both sides, black ink. Hieratic is a cursive form of the hieroglyphic script. The red ink corrects the black words. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Limestone, length 7.6 cm, width 11.3 cm, circa 1550 to circa 1069 B.C. New Kingdom.
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