Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Hieratic and Demotic

6th–4th century B.C.E.

Caption

Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Hieratic and Demotic, 6th–4th century B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, 47.218.58a: 6 5/16 × 2 3/8 in. (16 × 6 cm) 47.218.58b: Largest Fragment #1: 2 3/8 × 3/8 in. (6 × 1 cm) 47.218.58b: Largest Fragment #2: 1 3/16 × 9/16 in. (3 × 1.5 cm) a: Medium Box of Fragments: 2 1/4 x 6 7/16 x 8 1/2 in. (5.7 x 16.4 x 21.6 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, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.58a-b.

Title

Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Hieratic and Demotic

Date

6th–4th century B.C.E.

Period

Late Period

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Papyrus, ink

Classification

Document

Dimensions

47.218.58a: 6 5/16 × 2 3/8 in. (16 × 6 cm) 47.218.58b: Largest Fragment #1: 2 3/8 × 3/8 in. (6 × 1 cm) 47.218.58b: Largest Fragment #2: 1 3/16 × 9/16 in. (3 × 1.5 cm) a: Medium Box of Fragments: 2 1/4 x 6 7/16 x 8 1/2 in. (5.7 x 16.4 x 21.6 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

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

Accession Number

47.218.58a-b

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