The Wilbour Papyrus
Description
Caption: The Wilbour Papyrus, ca. 1147 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Glass: 17 5/16 x 18 1/8 in. (44 x 46 cm) Object: 15 15/16 x 16 5/8 in. (40.5 x 42.2 cm) Total length of 34.5596.1-.33: 406 11/16 in. (10.33 m). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.5596.30. (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.
An ancient Egyptian papyrus document with handwritten text in black and red ink.
The artifact is a papyrus sheet featuring columns of cursive Egyptian script. The text is written in a neat, hierarchical arrangement using black ink, with headings or significant portions in red ink, typical of Egyptian administrative or literary documents. The document appears well-preserved with minor fraying at the edges.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 34.5596.30 tier-2
- BKM-Object 152147 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.
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