Ostracon with the Beginning of the Literary Text 'Instruction of Amenemhat'

* Nearly 20,000 images of artworks the museum believes to be in the public domain are available to download on this site. Other images may be protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights. By using any of these images you agree to LACMA's Terms of Use.

Ostracon with the Beginning of the Literary Text 'Instruction of Amenemhat'

Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th - 20th Dynasty (1315 - 1081 BCE)
Tools and Equipment; ostraka
Limestone
4 1/2 x 5 9/16 in. (11.4 x 14.2 cm)
Gift of Carl W. Thomas (M.80.203.201)
Not currently on public view