Commentary

Discovered in the Rubensohn excavations of 1906–1907, published in 1911 by Sachau (plate 63, 1) but properly understood only by Lidzbarski and Perles, this ostracon was made over to the Egyptian Museum, Cairo (JE 43464B). The anonymous writer informed Uriah that it was time for him to shear his big ewe (3–4 years old) lest its wool g…