Wrestlers' Ostracon
Two soldiers, perhaps Nubians, are shown grasping each other's necks in what is presumably a starting hold at the beginning of a match.
At the side of the sketch a long hieroglyphic inscription reads, "Behold, I will make you take a fall helpless, in front of the Pharaoh, may he live, be prosperous and healthy." It seems that the figures of the wrestlers were sketched on this ostracon and then corrected later in the final drawing.
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Two soldiers, perhaps Nubians, are shown grasping each other's necks in what is presumably a starting hold at the beginning of a match.
At the side of the sketch a long hieroglyphic inscription reads, "Behold, I will make you take a fall helpless, in front of the Pharaoh, may he live, be prosperous and healthy." It seems that the figures of the wrestlers were sketched on this ostracon and then corrected later in the final drawing.
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Present location EGYPTIAN MUSEUM [01/001] CAIRO EM
Inventory number CG 25132
Dating 18TH DYNASTY
Archaeological Site VALLEY OF THE KINGS
Category OSTRACON
Material LIMESTONE
Technique STONE-TECHNIQUE; PAINTED; DRAWING
Width 23 cm
Translation
"Behold, I will make you take a fall helpless, in front of the Pharaoh, may he live, be prosperous and healthy."
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Inventory number CG 25132
Dating 18TH DYNASTY
Archaeological Site VALLEY OF THE KINGS
Category OSTRACON
Material LIMESTONE
Technique STONE-TECHNIQUE; PAINTED; DRAWING
Width 23 cm
Translation
"Behold, I will make you take a fall helpless, in front of the Pharaoh, may he live, be prosperous and healthy."
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