Gratefully built with ACNLPatternTool
Ptolemaic Period
On December 6, 127 BCE, a man by the name of Patasetat was required to take an oath before Hathor denying his role in the case of cloths-theft. The oath was inscribed on this ostracon here and authorized by a priest in her temple. Similar texts, which involve adultery, theft, and failure to pay, testify to the role of temples in settling local disputes in Ptolemaic Egypt.
This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.
Use your arrow keys to navigate the tabs below, and your tab key to choose an item
Title: Demotic Temple Oath
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Date: 127 BC
Geography: From Egypt; Probably from Southern Upper Egypt, Gebelein (Krokodilopolis)
Medium: Pottery, ink
Dimensions: H. 17 × W. 19.2 × Th. 1 cm (6 11/16 × 7 9/16 × 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number: 21.2.122
The Met's Libraries and Research Centers provide unparalleled resources for research and welcome an international community of students and scholars.
The Met Collection API is where all makers, creators, researchers, and dreamers can connect to the most up-to-date data and public domain images for The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.
