The Deir el-Medina Database

O. Cairo JE 72451

Other nos.: O. Cairo SR 01466

Description: Limestone, 13 x 10 cm. Inscribed on one side in black ink, 5 lines. Palimpsest: traces of an old text on the upper part of the ostracon down to line 3 of the new text. Damaged: ends of lines 4, 5 chipped off. Correction by scribe in line 3; see Remarks.

Classification: account - journal

Keywords: construction site - tomb (private); see Remarks - work

Provenance: Valley of Kings, Davis excavations (see Remarks).

Publication: Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 404 (transcription); Altenmüller, in: Ir a busca le , 15-18 (translation, commentary); Helck, Die datierten und datierbaren Ostraka , 181 (translation)

Dates mentioned: III Ax.t sw 16 (1); rnp.t-sp 3 IV Ax.t sw 20 (3)

Dates attributed: Dyn. 19, year 3 Siptah ( Altenmüller, Heck, Kitchen).

Contents: Journal with entries concerning the work on the tomb of chancellor BAy (KV 13) .

Terminology: gmy.t m bAk.w ir.y m pA r-a-bAk n NN (3-5)

Names/Titles: BAy (im.y-r xtm.w.t ; 5)

Remarks: Description: Černý, Notebook 106.2. Keywords: the tomb (private) is situated in the Valley of Kings so it may, if wished, be defi ne d in terms of tomb (royal). However, the owner of the tomb, the chancellor Bay was not of royal descent (J.T.-V.). Provenance: according to the Special Register at Cairo Museum.

Record last updated 2013-08-23

	O. Cairo JE 72451
Other nos.:	O. Cairo SR 01466

Description:	Limestone, 13 x 10 cm. Inscribed on one side in black ink, 5 lines. Palimpsest: traces of an old text on the upper part of the ostracon down to line 3 of the new text. Damaged: ends of lines 4, 5 chipped off. Correction by scribe in line 3; see Remarks.
Classification:	account - journal
Keywords:	construction site - tomb (private); see Remarks - work
Provenance:	Valley of Kings, Davis excavations (see Remarks).
Publication:	Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 404 (transcription); Altenmüller, in: Ir a busca le , 15-18 (translation, commentary); Helck, Die datierten und datierbaren Ostraka , 181 (translation)
Dates mentioned:	III Ax.t sw 16 (1); rnp.t-sp 3 IV Ax.t sw 20 (3)
Dates attributed:	Dyn. 19, year 3 Siptah ( Altenmüller, Heck, Kitchen).
Contents:	Journal with entries concerning the work on the tomb of chancellor BAy (KV 13) .
Terminology:	gmy.t m bAk.w ir.y m pA r-a-bAk n NN (3-5)
Names/Titles:	BAy (im.y-r xtm.w.t ; 5)
Remarks:	Description: Černý, Notebook 106.2. Keywords: the tomb (private) is situated in the Valley of Kings so it may, if wished, be defi ne d in terms of tomb (royal). However, the owner of the tomb, the chancellor Bay was not of royal descent (J.T.-V.). Provenance: according to the Special Register at Cairo Museum.