الفهرس 
SOME UNPUBLISHED DEMOTIC AND GREEK OSTRACA from CAIRO MUSEUM
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Abstract
This thesis included studying sixty-four unpublished Demotic and Greek Ostraca. The sixty-four Ostraca are fifty-six Demotic Ostraca, (38 Ost. from Gebelen, 7 Ost. most likely from Medinet Habu, and 11 Ost. from different districts). While the remaining eight Ostreca are Greek texts, they are originated from Edfou except one Ostracon whose provenance is uncertain, but according to analysis of inscribed text maybe it return back to district of Pselkis (Dakkeh) or Talmis (Kalabchah). The date of this collection returns back to the Ptolemaic, Roman and Byzantine periods. They are preserved in Cairo museum since year 1955 under two following numbers:
SR. No. 12465
Inv. No. /SR.18953/TR.25 1 55 4
The first number includes one Ostraca contain text concerning salt-tax wrote in Demotic, it is most likely from Elephantine. The second number includes fifty-five Demotic Ostraca besides eight Greek Ostraca.
The thesis consist of introduction precede the subjects, the introduction contain the motion of the thesis and system of the study. The subjects were divided into three chapters: Chapter one deals with Demotic Ostraca, chapter two deals with Greek Ostraca. The texts are classified according to subject, matter and chronological order has been followed with each group.
While Chapter Three: It contains a comparative study between Demotic and Greek texts, this through their linguistic and cultural features.
The subjects of Ostraca are represented as following:
Receipts of taxes in Ptolemaic and Roman periods.
Unidentified taxes.
Receipts concerning of land and the grain paid in money or in kind besides receipts concerning land allotments.
Account receipts of money, grain, liquids, and unidentified accounts.
Lists contain proper names.