Medium: Papyrus, ink
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:1st–2nd century C.E.
Dimensions: Glass: 7 1/8 x 11 5/8 in. (18.1 x 29.5 cm) Mounted with 37.1798E: 5 3/16 x 9 5/16 in. (13.2 x 23.7 cm)
Collections:
Accession Number: 37.1797E
Image: 37.1797E_negB_bw_IMLS.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Pale yellow papyrus inscribed with a funerary text, a Book of Breathing, for a woman. Recto has 13 lines of text, the verso 3. The text on the recto of 37.1797E appears to complete and unto itself; the text on 37.1798E does not and seems written in a different hand with smaller writing. The writing is in black ink. Condition: Piece is incomplete with gaps and rips.