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

Brooklyn Wisdom Papyrus Egypt

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Description

Caption: Brooklyn Wisdom Papyrus, late 6th century B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Overall: 7 7/8 × 52 1/8 in. (20 × 132.4 cm) a: Glass: 13 x 20 in. (33 x 50.8 cm) a: Object: 9 7/16 x 17 5/16 in. (24 x 44 cm) b: Glass: 13 x 20 in. (33 x 50.8 cm) b: Object: 9 1/16 x 19 11/16 in. (23 x 50 cm) c: Glass: 13 1/16 x 18 11/16 in. (33.2 x 47.5 cm) c: Object: 9 1/4 x 14 in. (23.5 x 35.5 cm) d: Glass: 13 x 14 15/16 in. (33 x 38 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.135a-e. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Connections

Materials InkPapyrus

Cross-references (3)

  • BKM-Accession 47.218.135a-e tier-2
  • BKM-Object 60773 tier-2
  • ORAEC-id oraec28 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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