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

Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Aramaic

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Description

Caption: Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Aramaic, May 1, 446 B.C.E. (probably). Papyrus, ink, Glass: 8 13/16 x 9 15/16 in. (22.4 x 25.3 cm) Largest Fragment: 4 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. (12 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.12. (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 papyrus with lines of text.

The artifact is a fragmented piece of papyrus featuring several lines of handwritten text in a horizontal orientation. The text is dark and appears to be written in a script typical of the later periods of Egyptian history. The papyrus itself is fragile, with several missing sections and frayed edges, indicating its age and use.

hieroglyphic only Ptolemaic fragmentary
Materials papyrus

Connections

Found at Elephantine
Materials Papyrus

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 47.218.12 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 60654 tier-2
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