Hieratic Ostracon with the beginning of "The Wisdom of Amenemope"

Hieratic Ostracon with the beginning of "The Wisdom of Amenemope" (museum title)

Ancient Egypt (21st century BCE-3rd century CE)

Movement

Ancient Egyptian art

Date

525–404 BCE

Medium

Ink on limestone

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Rights

Public domain

Photograph

Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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