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Greek Ostracon: UC 32039

In the first century of Arab rule, Greek language and script were still used in administration, as they had been in the Byzantine Period.
Greek ostracon on marl ware sherd with cream slip; tax receipt with 8 lines of text preserved mentioning the title of the Arab governor of Egypt.

date: eighth century AD

UC 32039


 

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