Tax Receipt for Wine

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Rectangular terracotta sherd with multiple lines of dark ink text covering the front surface.

The image shows an orange-brown pottery fragment (sherd) with broken edges on three sides and a flat rear/upper surface. A dense block of dark ink inscriptions is written in horizontal lines across the visible face. The script appears to be in an Egyptian-derived cursive/administrative hand; individual glyphs are present but are too small and stylized to reliably read specific signs. No clearly identifiable cartouches, royal names, or deity determinatives can be confirmed from this resolution. No additional pigments, painted scenes, or iconography are visible beyond the ink writing. The overall appearance is consistent with an administrative document written on pottery, matching the idea of a receipt/tax record, though the exact content (e.g., wine) cannot be read confidently from the image provided.