Ostracon Chicago ISACM 16974

Metadata

knowledge domains
keywords
Alternative Names
Ostrakon Chicago OIM E 16974 Ostrakon Nelson 8
Present location
North America » USA. » (Cities A-Ch) » Chicago (IL) » Oriental Institute Museum
Online collections

https://isac-idb.uchicago.edu/

Find spot
Asyut to First Cataract » Thebes » West Bank » Deir el-Medina
Date
from: Era and Dynasty Dates » Pharaonic Period » New Kingdom » 19th Dynasty to: Era and Dynasty Dates » Pharaonic Period » New Kingdom » 20th Dynasty
Text type
note, letter
Material
Non organic » Stone » Limestone
Object type
Artefact » Writing surfaces » Ostracon
Script
Hieratic » Ramesside Hieratic
Language
Egyptian-Coptic » Egyptian » Late Egyptian
Editions

- M.A. Nassar. The Wise Woman and the Healing Practice (O. OIM 16974). In: Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections 24, 2019, 41–48.

Bibliographic references

- Austin 2024: A.E. Austin. Healthmaking in Ancient Egypt. The Social Determinants of Health at Deir el-Medina. CHANE 138. Leiden 2024.

- Gabler 2018: K. Gabler. Who’s who around Deir el Medina: Untersuchungen zur Organisation, Prosopographie und Entwicklung des Versorgungspersonals für die Arbeitersiedlung und das Tal der Könige. EU 31, Leuven 2018.

- Muhs/Scalf 2024: Muhs, Brian P. and Scalf, Foy D. New Kingdom Hieratic Manuscripts in the Oriental Institute Museum (Chicago). In: A. Fanciulli, K. Gabler, J. Izak, M. Landrino, A. Loprieno, M. Müller und R. Pietri (Crossing Boundaries) [Hrsg.]. New Kingdom Hieratic Collections from Around the World. Volume 1. Aegyptiaca Leodiensia 13. Liège, 2024, 340 [19].

- Nassar 2019: M.A. Nassar. The Wise Woman and the Healing Practice (O.OIM 16974), in: Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections 24, 2019, 41–48.

- Neunert 2010: G. Neunert. Mein Grab, mein Esel, mein Platz in der Gesellschaft: Prestige im Alten Ägypten am Beispiel Deir el-Medine. Berlin 2010.

- Toivari-Viitala 2001: J. Toivari-Viitala. Women at Deir el-Medina. A Study of the status and roles of the female inhabitants in the workmen’s community during the Ramesside Period. EU 15. Leiden 2001.

Online ressources

https://isac-idb.uchicago.edu/id/8cacf814-404a-4859-8ba1-eae327be9fdd (16.10.2025)

Author
Dr. Anke Ilona Blöbaum
Author of metadata
Dr. Anke Ilona Blöbaum

Translation and Commentary

For complete metadata, translation and commentary, see German version.