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Eight Groups of Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Demotic and Greek Late Period to Roman PeriodElephantine

Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, acc. 47.218.17a-f. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 47.218.17a-f
Find spot: Elephantine, Egypt approx. site location
Period: Late Period to Roman Period
Date: 664 B.C.E.–395 C.E.
Date range: 664 BCE – 664 BCE
Materials: ['Papyrus', 'ink']
Height: 6.5 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Repository: Brooklyn Museum
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Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Eight Groups of Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Demotic and Greek (47.218.17a-f). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/18484

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Caption: Eight Groups of Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Demotic and Greek, 664 B.C.E.–395 C.E.. Papyrus, ink, 47.218.17a-3: Largest fragment: 2 9/16 × 1 9/16 in. (6.5 × 4 cm) 47.218.17b-1: 5 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (13.6 × 3.8 cm) 47.218.17b-1: Largest fragment: 2 1/2 × 1 7/8 in. (6.4 × 4.7 cm) 47.217.17b-2: Largest fragment: 3 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (8.6 × 6 cm) 47.218.17c-1: Largest fragment: 1 5/16 × 1 3/16 in. (3.4 × 3 cm) 47.218.17c-2: Largest fragment: 2 1/2 ×. Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.17a-f. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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Found at Elephantine

Materials Ink Papyrus

Cross-references (2)

BKM-Accession 47.218.17a-f tier-2
BKM-Object 60659 tier-2

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