O. Qurna 644/3 | |
Other nos.: | - |
Description: | Reddish brown pottery, part of a meat jar, 6 x 6 cms. Two sides; obverse: five lines; reverse: five lines. Black ink. Damaged; probably broken away on all sides. Text effaced at the beginning of obv. 1, 4-5 and ending of all lines; on the reverse the text is effaced at the beginning and ending of each line, except in rev. 1, of which only the beginning is lost. Top obverse = bottom reverse; see Remarks. |
Classification: | letter : delivery |
Keywords: | arrival - copper - bread - firewood - grain rations - message (?) |
Provenance: | Qurna; excavated 1983 immediately in front of the German House. |
Publication: | For the electronic publication at Deir el Medine online, see Deir el Medine online (photograph, transcription, transliteration, translation, commentary) |
Dates mentioned: | ss.w 10 (obv. 5) |
Dates attributed: | D yn. 19 (Burkard) |
Contents: | Fragmentary letter mentioning several commodities and a third person ('he'). Mention of the foreseen arrival of the addressee. |
Terminology: | Incomplete: i.hAb=k [...] (obv. 1 (?)); [...] pAy=k nb nfr (obv. 1) |
Names/Titles: | an. (pAy=k nb nfr ; obv. 1) |
Remarks: | Description: there appear to be ink traces on the edge immediately above obv. 1. |