Negev, Fourth century BCE. Ostrakon. Receipt.
Body sherd and part of handle of Persian-period jar, medium-sized, irregularly shaped, exterior, interior and ware reddish-yellow, many white grits.
Writing on interior of body sherd, on slightly concave rough surface, written lines parallel to the wheel-marks, V-shaped potter's mark carelessly incised before firing on the upper surface of the handle.
Taxonomies for IIP controlled values
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ע
ק
On the 20th of Marcheshvan, year [y],
A[l(i)]qos: b(arley), s(eahs),
6;
q(abs), 5.