Bring back Ostracon, let him stay in Moscow.
April 8, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Bring back Ostracon, let him stay in Moscow.
Illustrated ostracon depicting a woman breastfeeding her child (Deir el-Medina, New Kingdom (1539-1077 BCE))
Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
April 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Illustrated ostracon depicting a woman breastfeeding her child (Deir el-Medina, New Kingdom (1539-1077 BCE))
Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
This council could have been an ostracon
October 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This council could have been an ostracon
I’ll take the Egyptian cat herding ducks.
November 30, 2024 at 3:23 PM
I’ll take the Egyptian cat herding ducks.
The Egyptian artisans who decorated tombs and temples, drew sketches and jotted down notes on the plentiful limestone flakes which were by-products of temple and rock-cut tomb construction. Egyptologists refer to them as ‘ostraca’ (singular: ostracon). More info:
ancientegyptonline.co.uk/ostracon/
ancientegyptonline.co.uk/ostracon/
Ostracon | Ancient Egypt Online
ancientegyptonline.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM
The Egyptian artisans who decorated tombs and temples, drew sketches and jotted down notes on the plentiful limestone flakes which were by-products of temple and rock-cut tomb construction. Egyptologists refer to them as ‘ostraca’ (singular: ostracon). More info:
ancientegyptonline.co.uk/ostracon/
ancientegyptonline.co.uk/ostracon/
Since it is International Literacy Day, 📕 📚 here is an ostracon from Deir el-Gizaz showing a Coptic monk practicing the alphabet to write in ‘Bible Majuscule’ style script. (P. L. Bat. 25.11, 550-650 CE, image via the Papyrological Institute at Leiden University). sarahemilybond.com/2016/02/18/a...
September 8, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Since it is International Literacy Day, 📕 📚 here is an ostracon from Deir el-Gizaz showing a Coptic monk practicing the alphabet to write in ‘Bible Majuscule’ style script. (P. L. Bat. 25.11, 550-650 CE, image via the Papyrological Institute at Leiden University). sarahemilybond.com/2016/02/18/a...
New "copper ingots" for your attention. Here's a HR report of staff absences from Ancient Egypt.
Penduauu was absent for one day because he was "DRINKING WITH KHONSU"
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
Penduauu was absent for one day because he was "DRINKING WITH KHONSU"
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
ostracon | British Museum
Ostracon with register of attendance at work. Labelled 'Year 40' of Ramses II, it provides a workmen's register for 280 days of the year. There are twenty-four lines of New Egyptian hieratic on the f...
www.britishmuseum.org
May 9, 2025 at 6:13 AM
New "copper ingots" for your attention. Here's a HR report of staff absences from Ancient Egypt.
Penduauu was absent for one day because he was "DRINKING WITH KHONSU"
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
Penduauu was absent for one day because he was "DRINKING WITH KHONSU"
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
New hypothesis: the 'Izbet Sartah ostracon was written by a five-year-old and lists his favourite dinosaurs
April 29, 2026 at 1:43 PM
New hypothesis: the 'Izbet Sartah ostracon was written by a five-year-old and lists his favourite dinosaurs
Ostracon of a Cat Minding Geese, Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1550-1292 BCE, painted limestone, from Deir el-Medina, West Thebes, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt
March 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Ostracon of a Cat Minding Geese, Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1550-1292 BCE, painted limestone, from Deir el-Medina, West Thebes, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt
December 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Fun fact, these limestone fragments are called Ostracon or Ostraca, and in Ancient Egypt there were basically used like notepads. They would write quick notes on them, artists would use them for sketching, and in this case, for doodles!
To bring a smile to your face, here’s an ancient Egyptian sketch of a tabby cat serving a mouse! 😁
The artist used a flake of limestone as a sketchpad to draw this comic scene some 3,200 years ago.
📷 Brooklyn Museum www.brooklynmuseum.org/en-GB/object...
#Archaeology
The artist used a flake of limestone as a sketchpad to draw this comic scene some 3,200 years ago.
📷 Brooklyn Museum www.brooklynmuseum.org/en-GB/object...
#Archaeology
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Fun fact, these limestone fragments are called Ostracon or Ostraca, and in Ancient Egypt there were basically used like notepads. They would write quick notes on them, artists would use them for sketching, and in this case, for doodles!
As an Egyptologist, I can confirm that we have depictions of Pharao Pnw III and Pharao Pnw IX.
As you can see, they are stylistically very similar, and can thus be grouped into the same dynasty (dynasty eighteen and a half).
(joke aside, pn.w is the Middle Egyptian word for mouse, well researched!)
As you can see, they are stylistically very similar, and can thus be grouped into the same dynasty (dynasty eighteen and a half).
(joke aside, pn.w is the Middle Egyptian word for mouse, well researched!)
April 25, 2024 at 1:05 PM
As an Egyptologist, I can confirm that we have depictions of Pharao Pnw III and Pharao Pnw IX.
As you can see, they are stylistically very similar, and can thus be grouped into the same dynasty (dynasty eighteen and a half).
(joke aside, pn.w is the Middle Egyptian word for mouse, well researched!)
As you can see, they are stylistically very similar, and can thus be grouped into the same dynasty (dynasty eighteen and a half).
(joke aside, pn.w is the Middle Egyptian word for mouse, well researched!)
📷 Ostracón de la bailarina
🏛 Museo Egipcio de Turín (Italia)
🏛 Museo Egipcio de Turín (Italia)
July 18, 2026 at 9:27 AM
📷 Ostracón de la bailarina
🏛 Museo Egipcio de Turín (Italia)
🏛 Museo Egipcio de Turín (Italia)
Los gatos del Antiguo Egipto convivían estrechamente con los humanos. Pinturas y textos muestran su presencia en escenas cotidianas, mientras un ostracón de Deir el-Medina registra un gato comiendo grasa de ganso ajena.
October 1, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Los gatos del Antiguo Egipto convivían estrechamente con los humanos. Pinturas y textos muestran su presencia en escenas cotidianas, mientras un ostracón de Deir el-Medina registra un gato comiendo grasa de ganso ajena.
The Egyptian artisans who decorated tombs and temples, drew sketches and jotted down notes on the plentiful limestone flakes which were by-products of temple and rock-cut tomb construction. Egyptologists refer to them as ‘ostraca’ (singular: ostracon). More info: ancientegyptonline.co.uk/ostracon/
February 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The Egyptian artisans who decorated tombs and temples, drew sketches and jotted down notes on the plentiful limestone flakes which were by-products of temple and rock-cut tomb construction. Egyptologists refer to them as ‘ostraca’ (singular: ostracon). More info: ancientegyptonline.co.uk/ostracon/
Cet ostracon, daté d'environ 3 250 ans, en Égypte, est un registre de présence au travail.
En rouge, la raison pour laquelle la personne était absente. Parmi les motifs indiqués :
– Piqué par un scorpion
– Brassait de la bière
– Faisait des remèdes
– Faisait une offrande au dieu
En rouge, la raison pour laquelle la personne était absente. Parmi les motifs indiqués :
– Piqué par un scorpion
– Brassait de la bière
– Faisait des remèdes
– Faisait une offrande au dieu
September 18, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Cet ostracon, daté d'environ 3 250 ans, en Égypte, est un registre de présence au travail.
En rouge, la raison pour laquelle la personne était absente. Parmi les motifs indiqués :
– Piqué par un scorpion
– Brassait de la bière
– Faisait des remèdes
– Faisait une offrande au dieu
En rouge, la raison pour laquelle la personne était absente. Parmi les motifs indiqués :
– Piqué par un scorpion
– Brassait de la bière
– Faisait des remèdes
– Faisait une offrande au dieu
Ostracon with a child’s (?) drawing, Roman period, 2nd century AD, at the brilliant new museum at the oppidum d’Ensérune between Béziers and Narbonne, France.
#FindsFriday #Archaeology #Roman
#FindsFriday #Archaeology #Roman
January 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Ostracon with a child’s (?) drawing, Roman period, 2nd century AD, at the brilliant new museum at the oppidum d’Ensérune between Béziers and Narbonne, France.
#FindsFriday #Archaeology #Roman
#FindsFriday #Archaeology #Roman
Étiqueté "Année 40" de Ramsès II, il fournit un registre des travailleurs pour 280 jours de l'année.
Actuellement au British Museum.
En savoir plus : www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
Actuellement au British Museum.
En savoir plus : www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
ostracon | British Museum
Ostracon with register of attendance at work. Labelled 'Year 40' of Ramses II, it provides a workmen's register for 280 days of the year. There are twenty-four lines of New Egyptian hieratic on the f...
www.britishmuseum.org
September 18, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Étiqueté "Année 40" de Ramsès II, il fournit un registre des travailleurs pour 280 jours de l'année.
Actuellement au British Museum.
En savoir plus : www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
Actuellement au British Museum.
En savoir plus : www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
unpopular, yet unbanished athenian walking around in a T-Shirt reading "I survived Ostracon 475BC"
August 25, 2026 at 9:35 PM
unpopular, yet unbanished athenian walking around in a T-Shirt reading "I survived Ostracon 475BC"
A *slightly belated* #fridayfinds post to brighten your day! If you’re dog lovers, like most of the ASP team is, you’ll love this gorgeous ostracon depicting a canine, found in the fill of the Tetisheri Pyramid! Read more here: www.instagram.com/p/DQxwDx_iSv...
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A *slightly belated* #fridayfinds post to brighten your day! If you’re dog lovers, like most of the ASP team is, you’ll love this gorgeous ostracon depicting a canine, found in the fill of the Tetisheri Pyramid! Read more here: www.instagram.com/p/DQxwDx_iSv...
Demotic Ostracon https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/179444
December 8, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Demotic Ostracon https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/179444
Bring back the ostracon! :)
You've heard of democracy, but have you heard of an ostracon?
I hadn't. This is from a kids book about ancient Greece.
Maybe we should bring back the ostracon?
I hadn't. This is from a kids book about ancient Greece.
Maybe we should bring back the ostracon?
June 30, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Bring back the ostracon! :)