| Title | Letter |
|---|---|
| Citations | |
| Inv. Id | O. MedinHabuCopt 591 |
| Support/Dimensions | ostracon ; |
| Condition | On brown ribbed pottery with traces of pitch coating |
| Lines | On recto: 10 lines in Coptic |
| Recto/Verso | Source of description: On recto: letter |
| Origin | Thebes |
| Language | Coptic |
| Date | VIIth - VIIIth century A.D. |
| Note (general) | Number 135 in Stefanski's and Lichtheim's publication. Undated. Measurements not available. ''Hnoe,'' in line 5, is for ''hnaau.'' 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 | Letter; Documentary; ostracon |
| Associated Names | Joseph; Shai; David; Demetrius; Kakabine |
| License |  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
MH 591, recto: (1) Give [it to]... (2) from Joseph. Make (3) all haste, sow the aroura (4) in flax. Do not sow anything (5) else on it except flax. (6) I, Shai, write (7) to David saying: Take the tremis (8) from Demetrius, (9) and give it to Kakabine.
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