Caption

The Wilbour Papyrus, ca. 1147 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Glass: 8 1/4 x 18 1/8 in. (21 x 46 cm) Largest Fragment: 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (9.5 x 13.9 cm) Total length of 34.5596.1-.33: 406 11/16 in. (10.33 m). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.5596.1.

Title

The Wilbour Papyrus

Date

ca. 1147 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 20

Period

New Kingdom

Geography

Place made: Middle Egypt, Egypt

Medium

Papyrus, ink

Classification

Document

Dimensions

Glass: 8 1/4 x 18 1/8 in. (21 x 46 cm) Largest Fragment: 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (9.5 x 13.9 cm) Total length of 34.5596.1-.33: 406 11/16 in. (10.33 m)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

34.5596.1

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