Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Hieratic
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.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 35.1453a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 45059 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.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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