<em>Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Hieratic</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Papyrus, ink, a: Glass: 16 1/8 x 21 1/16 in. (41 x 53.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 35.1453a-b (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.35.1453a_recto_IMLS_PS5.jpg)

Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Hieratic

Medium: Papyrus, ink

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.

Dimensions: a: Glass: 16 1/8 x 21 1/16 in. (41 x 53.5 cm) a: Object: 13 3/4 x 18 5/16 in. (35 x 46.5 cm) b: Glass: 13 3/16 x 15 3/8 in. (33.5 x 39 cm) b: Object: 8 7/16 x 10 3/8 in. (21.5 x 26.3 cm)

Collections:

Accession Number: 35.1453a-b

Image: CUR.35.1453a_recto_IMLS_PS5.jpg,recto

Catalogue Description:
Two sheets of an accounting papyrus inscribed on both recto and verso. Originally published as two separate papyri, the two sheets are probably different pages of the same account. Sheet A has 26 lines of text on recto and 11 on verso. Text B has 11 lines of text and recto and 11 on verso. The content deals with the distribution or sale of goods, namely, garments and honey by women.

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