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

Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Hieratic

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Description

Caption: Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Hieratic, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, a: Glass: 16 1/8 x 21 1/16 in. (41 x 53.5 cm) a: Object: 13 3/4 x 18 5/16 in. (35 x 46.5 cm) b: Glass: 13 3/16 x 15 3/8 in. (33.5 x 39 cm) b: Object: 8 7/16 x 10 3/8 in. (21.5 x 26.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 35.1453a-b. (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 manuscript with hieratic script.

The image depicts a papyrus document featuring multiple columns of hieratic script. The text appears to be written in black ink on a papyrus sheet that shows signs of aging and degradation, with frayed edges and sections missing. The layout suggests a formal document, possibly administrative or literary in nature.

hieroglyphic only New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials papyrus
Signs A hieratic sign resembling the alphabetic character. ×20

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Papyrus

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 35.1453a-b tier-2
  • BKM-Object 45059 tier-2
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