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Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) · papyrus

papyrus

Source of record: Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

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.

A fragmentary painted papyrus strip with multiple columns of hieroglyphs and vignettes showing Egyptian figures in white garments before offerings and shrine-like elements.

The image shows several separate papyrus fragments arranged side-by-side on a light background. Portions include colored vignettes: two standing figures in white garments with black wig-style hair are visible at left and right, each holding or presenting objects toward a central scene. In the middle section, a dense block of hieroglyphic text is arranged in columns with small signs and some larger boxed headings. Above and within the central vignette are shrine or platform-like rectangular elements with horizontal bands, and a central emblem-like shape. Additional smaller figures appear in the central register(s) between bands, but specific identifications are unclear due to fragmentary condition and resolution.

religious New Kingdom (per catalogue); exact sub-period unclear from image alone. fragmentary
Materials papyruspigment paint (brown/black/yellow/red tones)wooden/metal mount not visible; only papyrus fragments shown
Signs hieroglyphic text (columns of mixed determinatives and phonetic signs) ×100
Visible text "Multiple columns of hieroglyphs are present, but no legible continuous excerpt is clear enough to transcribe reliably from the provided image resolution."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Multiple columns of hieroglyphs are present, but no legible continuous excerpt is clear enough to transcribe reliably from the provided image resolution.

Connections

Found at Sedment Egypt
Materials Papyrus
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  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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