Papyrus Inscribed in Greek
Description
Caption: Papyrus Inscribed in Greek, 2nd century C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Glass: 7 1/16 x 8 1/4 in. (18 x 21 cm) Object: 4 1/8 x 5 3/16 in. (10.5 x 13.2 cm) Seal: 7/8 × 1/4 × 7/8 in. (2.2 × 0.6 × 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.22. (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.
A fragmentary sheet of papyrus under glass showing multiple lines of ink writing in a Greek-like script.
The image shows a papyrus fragment mounted in a display case, with a large rectangular central section of brown, fibrous plant material. Dark ink lines run horizontally across the fragment in several stacked rows. The writing appears alphabetic/Greek-like rather than hieroglyphic, though the specific letterforms are not clear enough to confidently transcribe. There is no visible cartouche, royal name, or Egyptian hieroglyphic system in the legible areas. No iconography of deities is apparent; only text is visible. The edges of the papyrus are irregular and partially torn, and portions of the ink are faded or missing where the fragment is damaged. Small catalog/record numbers appear in the lower right of the display image, but these are likely modern accession markings rather than ancient inscription.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 47.218.22 tier-2
- BKM-Object 60664 tier-2
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.