| Title | Oath |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 1773 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostracon ; |
| Condition | On brown ribbed pottery with pitch coating |
| Lines | On recto: 10 lines in Coptic |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: On recto: oath |
| Origin | Thebes |
| Language | Coptic |
| Date | VIIth - VIIIth century A.D. |
| Note (general) | Number 91 in Stefanski's and Lichtheim's publication. Undated. Measurements not available. In line 4, ''alogia'' is written for ''analogia.'' In line 8, the masculine gender is used for the second person singular pronoun. The person was first addressed in the feminine. All ostraca in this volume were on loan from the Egyptian government and had been returned to Egypt by the time of publication. |
| Note (general) | Location: Oriental Institute |
| Note (general) | Pub. status: Published: recto |
| Subjects | Oaths; Documentary; ostracon |
| Associated Names | Matthew |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
MH 1773, recto: (1) By this place, by its power, (2) as to the whole inheritance (3) of my parents, I do not deceive (4) you even to the value of a half- (5) tremis, and I do not ---, (6) ever, regarding my share of the yard (7) with Matthew. If I do not relinquish (8) it to you, (9) may it be given(?) as an offering (10) on my behalf(?).
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