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Military ration token
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
1980–1630 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Uronarti, Fort Room 5
Medium/Technique
Wood, stucco
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 22.5 x 4.5 cm (8 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.747
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionThis slender cone resembles similarly shaped loaves of bread. It could be fastened to another object by means of wooden tenons inserted through a series of holes.The inscription concerns deliveries of provisions for the Egyptian troops stationed in the fortress of Uronarti.
ProvenanceFrom Uronarti Island, Halfa Province, Room F5 of the fort. May, 1924: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1924: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)