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ostracon

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ostracon

Summary

ostracon ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,292 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • ostracon is a type of discovered text[2].
  • ostracon is a type of archaeological artefact[3].
  • ostracon is a type of writing surface[4].
  • ostracon is a type of inscription[5].
  • ostracon is a type of artificial physical object[6].
  • ostracon's Commons category is recorded as Ostraka[7].
  • ostracon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ostracon[8].
  • ostracon's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[9].
  • ostracon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia Hebraica[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include discovered text[2], archaeological artefact[3], writing surface[4], inscription[5], and artificial physical object[6].

Influence

Things named for ostracon include ostracism[11], in Classical Athens[12].

Why It Matters

ostracon ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,292 views/month).[1] ostracon has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] ostracon is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Entities named for ostracon include ostracism[11], in Classical Athens[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → discovered text, archaeological artefact, writing surface +2
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa, Encyclopaedia Hebraica
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553340805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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