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

The Wilbour Papyrus

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Description

Caption: The Wilbour Papyrus, ca. 1147 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Glass: 15 3/4 x 18 1/8 in. (40 x 46 cm) Object: 14 5/16 x 16 3/4 in. (36.3 x 42.5 cm) Total length of 34.5596.1-.33: 406 11/16 in. (10.33 m). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.5596.14. (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.

A fragmented ancient papyrus with extensive text in columns.

The image shows a heavily fragmented papyrus document with multiple columns of text. The text appears to be organized in a structured manner, indicating it might be a record or literary work. The papyrus is mounted on a backing for preservation. The script style is clear and typical of ancient Egyptian writing.

hieroglyphic only New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials papyrus
Signs ankh ×12 djed ×7 was ×5

Connections

Materials Papyrus

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 34.5596.14 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 152131 tier-2
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