Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · papyrus

Papyrus Inscribed in Greek

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Description

Caption: Papyrus Inscribed in Greek, 177 C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Glass: 6 15/16 x 12 1/2 in. (17.7 x 31.7 cm) Object: 4 x 8 7/8 in. (10.2 x 22.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.20. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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.

Fragmentary sheet of papyrus with dense written text in dark ink across multiple vertical lines, mostly in Greek letterforms.

The image shows a flat, rectangular fragment of tan papyrus with torn edges and some missing portions. Dark ink lines run in columns across the right two-thirds of the sheet, forming continuous cursive Greek script; the left section has larger gaps and some erased/less legible markings that may be remnants of earlier lines. No Egyptian hieroglyphs, cartouches, or pictorial scenes are visible; only text is present. The writing appears to be in Greek rather than Greek with any accompanying Egyptian iconography. The overall condition is fragmentary, with losses along the perimeter but the inked lines on the right remain readable as writing. No separate inscription on a border is clearly distinguishable.

hieroglyphic only Roman Period (as catalogued) fragmentary
Materials Papyrusink
Signs Greek cursive text (multiple lines, no specific word reliably identifiable at this resolution)
Visible text "Greek script across multiple lines; exact excerpt unclear at this resolution."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Greek script across multiple lines; exact excerpt unclear at this resolution.

Connections

Materials InkPapyrus

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 47.218.20 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 60662 tier-2
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.