For the journal, see Ostracon (journal). For the similarly pronounced city on the Volga River near the Caspian Sea, see Astrakhan. Ostrakon of Cimon, an Athenian statesman, showing his name (as Kimon [son] of Miltiades) Ostrakon of Megacles, son of Hippocrates (inscription: μεγακλεσ ηιπποκρατοσ), 487 BC.
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An ostracon (Greek: ὄστρακον ostrakon, plural ὄστρακα ostraka) is a piece of pottery, usually broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessel. In an archaeological or epigraphical context, ostraca refer to sherds or even small pieces of stone that have writing scratched into them.
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The highly regarded French epigrapher Émile Puech provides one of the most groundbreaking interpretations, presenting the Qeiyafa Ostracon as the earliest text on the formation of the Kingdom of Israel and the only artifact referencing King Saul.
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The early Judahite site Khirbet Qeiyafa has had an enormous impact on our understanding of the formation of the Kingdom of Israel. A recent BAR article by Gerard Leval on the site’s famous Qeiyafa Ostracon explores its connection to Saul’s coronation.
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Examples from the Web for ostrakon Expand. Historical Examples. Then each voter received a shell (Greek, ostrakon), and dropped it into a place made for that purpose. The Story of the Greeks H. A. Guerber. From ostrakon, a tile; the voter wrote the name on a tile or shell. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind Herbert George Wells. One of their most interesting games, and one which you would all enjoy, was the twirling of the ostrakon.
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If Puech is correct, the Qeiyafa Ostracon is the only known artifact to reference the first king of the Kingdom of Israel. Its tone suggests that it refers to a recentl event, making it stand out as the oldest account of Saul and the formation of the Kingdom of Israel.
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Then each voter received a shell (Greek, ostrakon), and dropped it into a place made for that purpose. From ostrakon, a tile; the voter wrote the name on a tile or shell. One of their most interesting games, and one which you would all enjoy, was the twirling of the ostrakon.
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Ostraca were typically small, covered with just a few words or a small picture drawn in ink; but the tomb of the craftsman Sennedjem at Deir el Medina contained an enormous ostracon inscribed with the Story of Sinuhe. The importance of ostraca for Egyptology is immense.
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The New Kingdom pharaoh depicted on this limestone fragment bears the finesse of a master's hand. The two arms, however, are rendered more crudely. It is likely that a master used this ostracon to teach his student, and the work of both individuals can be seen on the piece.
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Biblical Archaeology Society Staff • 05/07/2012. Gerard Leval analyzes the view that the Qeiyafa Ostracon refers to the formation of the Kingdom of Israel. Following the scholarship of Émile Puech, Leval suggests that the find from Khirbet Qeiyafa describes the coronation of Saul or David.
http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-artifacts/inscriptions/the-qeiyafa-ostracon-relates-the-birth-of-the-kingdom-of-israel/
what is an ostracon
An Ostracon is a piece of pottery, usually broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessel. An ostracon is a piece of pottery, usually broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessel.