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

Papyrus Inscribed in Demotic

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Description

Caption: Papyrus Inscribed in Demotic, 201–200 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, 37.1839Ea: 11 5/16 x 40 3/8 in. (28.8 x 102.5 cm) 37.1839Eb: 11 5/16 x 41 13/16 in. (28.8 x 106.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1839Ea-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

An ancient papyrus fragment with visible text.

The artifact is a papyrus fragment displaying several horizontal lines of text in a black script. The papyrus appears aged and worn, with frayed edges and surface degradation, indicating significant antiquity. The text, written in a coherent fashion, suggests a formal purpose such as a document or letter.

hieroglyphic only unknown fragmentary
Materials papyrus
Visible text "c...es cr...si Egypt h..ecum duco fugiens Alexandr..."

Connections

Found at Memphis
Materials Papyrus

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1839Ea-b tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118354 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.
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  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
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