This is an ostracon, with Coptic writing on one side and on part of the other. It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Scribes, schoolboys and artists…

This is an ostracon, with hieratic writing on both sides. It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Scribes, schoolboys and artists used cheap (free) broken pieces of…

This is an ostracon, with Demotic writing on one side. It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Scribes, schoolboys and artists used cheap (free) broken pieces of…

It is a papyrus amulet, or wadj. We do not where this object is from. The Egyptians used the pith of the stem of the papyrus plant to make a…

This is a writing board amulet. It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Scribes used a writing tablet to work on. In Egyptian paintings, they sit cross-legged…

These are reed pens.

These are reed pens.

This is a reed pen. It is from El-Sheikh 'Ibada (Antinoopolis). A scribe used a wooden palette holding pens and inks, a board to rest on and a roll of…

This is a papyrus with hieratic writing. It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Papyrus was manufactured from the 1st Dynasty, circa 3100 BCE. It was used…

This is an offering stela for Neb-seni. It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Neb-seni the scribe and his wife sit before an offering table of food.…