Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Demotic
Description
Catalogue description: Culture Demotic Caption: Demotic. Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Demotic, 305–30 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Largest Fragment: 3 3/8 × 1 in. (8.5 × 2.5 cm) Glass: 4 x 4 1/2 in. (10.1 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.147. (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.
Fragmented pieces of papyrus with visible black ink writing.
The image shows two fragments of ancient papyrus mounted behind glass. The papyrus is brown and appears aged, with signs of deterioration and fragmentation. Black ink inscriptions are visible on the larger fragment, though they are incomplete. The script appears to be hieratic or possibly a later script, reflecting administrative or everyday activities.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 47.218.147 tier-2
- BKM-Object 60785 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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