ostraconn.

Brit.

/ˈɒstrəkɒn/, U.S.

/ˈɑstrəˌkɑn/

Inflections: Plural ostraca, ostraka, ostracons.

Forms: 1800s– ostracon, 1800s– ostrakon.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὄστρακον.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ὄστρακον earthen vessel, potsherd, hard shell < the same Indo-European base as the word for bone (see osteo- comb. form), with an -r- suffix (shown also by ancient Greek ὄστρειον oyster n.).

Archaeology.

A potsherd (or occasionally: a piece of limestone) used in the ancient world as a writing surface, esp. for votive or hieratic purposes or (in Greek cities) for voting in an ostracism. Frequently in plural.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > other materials for writing on > [noun]

sand-table1812

ostracon1853

writing bed1891

sand-tray1893

the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [noun] > archaeology > artefacts

scyphus1722

ceraunite1814

skyphos1847

shaft-hole1852

ostracon1853

scramasax1862

shard1865

ovate1872

omphalos1884

stop-ridge1894

tsung1904

pygmy flint1907

spacer1907

dotaku1908

yuan1912

roughout1913

rostro-carinate1919

shawabti1922

racloir1923

shoe-last1927

sleeve1929

ard1931

proto-biface1967

1853 Southern Q. Rev. 8 469 Ostrakon, a small shell, on which votes were written.

1883 Proc. Soc. Biblical Archaeol. 5 84 The British Museum has lately acquired..a considerable number of ostraka or potsherds discovered at Elephantine, Thebes, and other places.

1900 Athenæum 23 June 783/1 The study of Greek ostraca is a comparatively new one.

1921 G. A. F. Knight Nile & Jordan 251 The name Bata has been recovered in a hieratic ostrakon.

1934 Discovery Apr. 90/2 The smaller finds include..actual ostraca from the voting of 483 B.C. when ‘Aristides the Just’ was banished.

1952 G. Sarton Hist. Sci. i. iv. 114 Two late mathematical papyri,..as well as Coptic ostraca from Wādī Sarga (near Asyūt)..contain unmistakable examples of Egyptian computation.

1978 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 21 May 39/1 Demotic is known today from papyri and ostraca—broken bits of pot that have been scribbled on.

1991 Classical Rev. 41 507 Not the least of its merits is the range of illustrations included... Examples which this reviewer values include..a selection of ostraka [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ostracon
释义	ostraconn. Brit. /ˈɒstrəkɒn/, U.S. /ˈɑstrəˌkɑn/ Inflections: Plural ostraca, ostraka, ostracons. Forms: 1800s– ostracon, 1800s– ostrakon. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὄστρακον. Etymology: < ancient Greek ὄστρακον earthen vessel, potsherd, hard shell < the same Indo-European base as the word for bone (see osteo- comb. form), with an -r- suffix (shown also by ancient Greek ὄστρειον oyster n.). Archaeology. A potsherd (or occasionally: a piece of limestone) used in the ancient world as a writing surface, esp. for votive or hieratic purposes or (in Greek cities) for voting in an ostracism. Frequently in plural. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > other materials for writing on > [noun] sand-table1812 ostracon1853 writing bed1891 sand-tray1893 the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [noun] > archaeology > artefacts scyphus1722 ceraunite1814 skyphos1847 shaft-hole1852 ostracon1853 scramasax1862 shard1865 ovate1872 omphalos1884 stop-ridge1894 tsung1904 pygmy flint1907 spacer1907 dotaku1908 yuan1912 roughout1913 rostro-carinate1919 shawabti1922 racloir1923 shoe-last1927 sleeve1929 ard1931 proto-biface1967 1853 Southern Q. Rev. 8 469 Ostrakon, a small shell, on which votes were written. 1883 Proc. Soc. Biblical Archaeol. 5 84 The British Museum has lately acquired..a considerable number of ostraka or potsherds discovered at Elephantine, Thebes, and other places. 1900 Athenæum 23 June 783/1 The study of Greek ostraca is a comparatively new one. 1921 G. A. F. Knight Nile & Jordan 251 The name Bata has been recovered in a hieratic ostrakon. 1934 Discovery Apr. 90/2 The smaller finds include..actual ostraca from the voting of 483 B.C. when ‘Aristides the Just’ was banished. 1952 G. Sarton Hist. Sci. i. iv. 114 Two late mathematical papyri,..as well as Coptic ostraca from Wādī Sarga (near Asyūt)..contain unmistakable examples of Egyptian computation. 1978 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 21 May 39/1 Demotic is known today from papyri and ostraca—broken bits of pot that have been scribbled on. 1991 Classical Rev. 41 507 Not the least of its merits is the range of illustrations included... Examples which this reviewer values include..a selection of ostraka [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1853
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