Saqqara ostracon

The Saqqara ostracon is an ostracon, an Egyptian antiquity tracing to the period of Djoser (2650 BC).

Excavation

It was excavated in or near 1925 in Djoser's Pyramid in Saqqara, Egypt.

Description

It is an apparently complete flake made of limestone. It is 15 × 17.5 × 5 cm. In a few places, small portions of the surface seem to have been scaled away. It appears to date to the period of Djoser (~2650 BC).

Units written about

The ostracon has mentioned several units:

• Cubits
• Palms
• Fingers

The curve

The curve appears catenary.

See also

• Ancient Egyptian units of measurement
• Ancient Egyptian mathematics
• Ancient Egyptian technology

References

1. Ostracon
2. Catenary arch
3. List of Egyptian inventions and discoveries
4. Demotic (Egyptian)
5. Index of ancient Egypt–related articles
6. Blemmyes
7. Glossary of ancient Egypt artifacts
8. Step pyramid
9. Pyramid of Neferirkare
10. Ancient Egyptian literature
11. Egyptian geometry
12. Ancient Egypt
13. Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt
14. Abydos boats
15. Tahtib
16. Ancient Egyptian units of measurement
17. New Chronology (Rohl)
18. Kanaanäische und Aramäische Inschriften
19. Pyramid of Neferefre
20. Neferirkare Kakai