and judge have been translated. The sherd was found about 20 miles southwest of Jerusalem at the Elah Fortress in Khirbet Qeiyafa, the earliest known fortified city of the biblical period of Israel. See also Ostraca House Ostracon of Senemut and Djehuty Potsherd Satirical ostraca Soleto Map Monte Testaccio Notes References . . (Specifically, "1964–71: The Sacred Animal Necropolis, Saqqara"; and "1964–65: A Statue Finds Its Face".) . . (Tyche. Supplementband; 6). External links Deir el-Medina ostraca in the Petrie Museum The Ostracon, the research publication of the Egyptian Study Society. Archeologist discovers 3000-year old ostracon Prize Find: Oldest Hebrew Inscription Biblical Archaeology Review Archaeological artefact types Egyptian artefact types Greek language Papyrology Writing media Inscriptions by type Textual scholarship Ancient Egyptian technology Egyptian inventions Pottery