The Wilbour Papyrus
Description
Caption: The Wilbour Papyrus, ca. 1147 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Glass: 14 9/16 x 18 1/8 in. (37 x 46 cm) Object: 13 3/16 x 16 9/16 in. (33.5 x 42 cm) Total length of 34.5596.1-.33: 406 11/16 in. (10.33 m). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.5596.16. (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 fragmentary papyrus document with handwritten script.
The image depicts a large papyrus sheet with significant fragmentation. The sheet contains numerous lines of handwritten text arranged in columns. The script appears to be hieratic, characterized by its cursive and flowing style, distinct from the more formal hieroglyphic script. The papyrus is mounted on a backing for preservation, suggesting it's a significant historical document. Notable features include varying lengths of lines and damage consistent with age.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 34.5596.16 tier-2
- BKM-Object 152133 tier-2
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.