Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · papyrus
Papyrus fragment
Description
Papyrus, ink
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 fragment of papyrus with black hieroglyphic inscriptions.
The image depicts a fragmentary piece of papyrus covered with black ink hieroglyphs. The script appears to be detailed and meticulously drawn, characteristic of texts from religious or funerary contexts. The papyrus is visibly aged, with several tears and missing sections. Its composition suggests it might be part of a larger document, such as a Book of the Dead or a religious text.
hieroglyphic only
New Kingdom
fragmentary
Materials
papyrus
Signs
reed leaf ×3
vulture
ripple of water ×2
Visible text
"ḥtp di nsw wsir nb jrt"
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