Freedom for Tamut and Yehoishema
Description
Catalogue description: Culture Aramaic Caption: Aramaic. Freedom for Tamut and Yehoishema, June 12, 427 B.C.E. (date written). Papyrus, ink, mud, b: Object: 15 15/16 × 11 15/16 in. (40.5 × 30.3 cm) b: Frame: 19 × 15 × 13/16 in. (48.3 × 38.1 × 2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.90a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum) Tags Brooklyn Icons
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.
Brownish papyrus with a single-column layout filled with dark ink inscriptions and fragmented sections along the right edge.
The image shows a rectangular papyrus document with substantial age-related toning and damage, especially along the right margin where several sections are missing or torn. The writing appears in a dense, horizontally aligned script across the surface, consistent with a manuscript-like inscription. No clear Egyptian hieroglyph blocks, cartouches, or names are legible at the provided resolution. No obvious Greek or Coptic letterforms are clearly identifiable. The overall appearance matches the catalogue context of an ink-written papyrus document rather than a carved relief. The lower/left portions show continuous lines of small characters; some parts look like different ink strokes or lighter faded writing, but they cannot be confidently assigned to any language from the image alone.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 47.218.90a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 60729 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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