Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Aramaic
Description
Caption: Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Aramaic, 402–401 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Largest Fragment: 2 9/16 × 1 13/16 in. (6.5 × 4.6 cm) 47.218.13a-1: 4 1/16 × 1 9/16 in. (10.3 × 4 cm) 47.218.13a-2: 2 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (6.3 × 4.5 cm) 47.218.13b: 3 1/16 × 2 3/4 in. (7.7 × 7 cm) 1 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (4.5 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.13a-b. (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.
The image shows multiple small, irregular brown papyrus fragments arranged on a light background, each bearing dark ink marks that resemble cursive script.
A group of broken papyrus pieces is scattered across the top and mid portions of the image, with several smaller fragments in a line along the lower area. The fragments are brown/tan with uneven edges and losses, suggesting they are inscribed document remains. Across many pieces there are clusters of dark ink strokes, but the script is too low-resolution and incomplete to reliably identify whether it is Aramaic or another script; no clearly legible hieroglyphs, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic characters are visible. No cartouches or royal names are discernible. No sculptural figures or iconography appear—only flat, inscribed papyrus and ink.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 47.218.13a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 60655 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
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