Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · papyrus

Book of the Dead Papyrus with Chapters 100 and 129 Late Period–Ptolemaic PeriodGebelein (Krokodilopolis)

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Description

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C. Papyrus, ink, paint. Papyrus H. 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.); L. 76.9 cm (30 1/4 in.); Framed H. 28.6 cm (11 1/4 in.); L. 81.4 cm (32 1/16 in.). Said to be from: Gebelein (Krokodilopolis), Southern Upper Egypt. Subject: Human Figures, Birds, Hieroglyphs, Boats. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1924.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

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Materials PaintInkPapyrus

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116245597 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 24.2.18 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 553673 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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