Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Hieratic

ca. 1938–1630 B.C.E.

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Caption

Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Hieratic, ca. 1938–1630 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, a: Largest fragment: 2 5/16 x 1 1/4 in. (5.8 x 3.2 cm) a: Glass: 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm) b:Small Box of Fragments: 1 3/4 x 4 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (4.5 x 10.3 x 10.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.220a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Hieratic

Date

ca. 1938–1630 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 12 to Dynasty 13

Period

Middle Kingdom

Geography

Place made: Elephantine, Egypt

Medium

Papyrus, ink

Classification

Document

Dimensions

a: Largest fragment: 2 5/16 x 1 1/4 in. (5.8 x 3.2 cm) a: Glass: 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm) b:Small Box of Fragments: 1 3/4 x 4 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (4.5 x 10.3 x 10.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.580.220a-b

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