Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Aramaic

May 1, 446 B.C.E. (probably)

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Aramaic, May 1, 446 B.C.E. (probably). Papyrus, ink, Glass: 8 13/16 x 9 15/16 in. (22.4 x 25.3 cm) Largest Fragment: 4 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. (12 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.12. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Aramaic

Date

May 1, 446 B.C.E. (probably)

Period

Late Period

Geography

Place found: Elephantine, Egypt

Medium

Papyrus, ink

Classification

Document

Dimensions

Glass: 8 13/16 x 9 15/16 in. (22.4 x 25.3 cm) Largest Fragment: 4 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. (12 x 15.5 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

47.218.12

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