Demotic Temple Oath
Unknown
127 BC · Pottery, ink · Egyptian Art
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.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 127 BC
- Medium
- Pottery, ink
- Department
- Egyptian Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1921
