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| Inventory Number | Pap. New York, Brooklyn Museum 47.218.28 |
| Current Location | New York, Brooklyn Museum |
| Comments on Inventory | Bequest of Miss Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour |
| Publication Permission Status | permission for publication upon enquiry only |
| Publication Status | unpublished |
| Ancient Provenance Site | Elephantine (Ꜣbw; Yb; YbꜢ; YbꜤ; Ἐλεφαντίνη, יב , ⲉⲓⲏⲃ) [Trismegistos] Certainty: high |
| Ancient Provenance Details | Not known but possibly Elephantine. Possible place made: Elephantine Egypt. |
| Ancient Provenance District | Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos] |
| Type of Discovery | find or purchase Certainty: high |
| Finder (= First Purchaser) | Wilbour, Charles Edwin Certainty: high |
| Location of Find / Purchase in Egypt | unknown |
| District of Find / Purchase in Egypt | Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos] |
| Type of Acquisition for the Intitution | donation |
| Transferor (Seller, Previous Owner) | Wilbour, Charles Edwin Certainty: high |
| Buyer (Currently Housing Institution) | (not relevant) Certainty: high |
| Object Type | papyrus |
| Range of Preservation | incomplete |
| State of Preservation | Largest Fragment: 2 3/4 × 1 in. (7 × 2.5 cm) 100+ fragments, Most of these fragments are layered scrolled and need hydration before they can be properly studied. Dimensions: The largest fragments from a random sample of 12 are c. 7 x 2.5 cm.; most of the fragments are c. 2.5 x 1 cm. or smaller. |
| Mounting | (unknown) |
| Restoration Activities | Current Condition: Housed in a small archival box (10 x 10 cm.). |
| Localization of Text on Object | recto | |
| Script-Fiber-Relation (for Payri) | parallel (recto) | |
| Inks and Pigments | carbon ink polychrome black and red | |
| Range of Preservation (Text) | incomplete | |
| State of Preservation (Text) | Fragmentary. "At least three groups of fragments, two hieratic and one demotic. It is yet to be determined how many hands are represented." | |
| Script, Primary | Hieratic | |
| Script, additional A | Demotic | |
| Language, Primary | Middle Egyptian | |
| Language, additional A | Demotic | |
| Comments on Handwriting | 100+ fragments, some inscribed in Late Period hieratic or demotic in red and black. A sizable number appear to be uninscribed. | |
| Modern Title | papyrus fragments of unclear content |
| Ancient Archives | (Uncertain) |
| Ancient Author of Text | (Unknown) |
| Ancient Scribe(s) of Text | |
| Summary of Content | Unclear content due to the fragmentary condition. |
| Location of Composition | unknown unknown Egypt (Certainty: high) |
| Multilingualism | Monolingual Script = Language |
| Religion | Polytheism (Egyptian) |
| RulerID | Regnal Year | MonthID | Day Date of the Text | Gregorian Date | dating_comment |
| Late Period (26th dynasty - 31st dynasty) | -664 BCE -525 BCE | ca. 664-525 B.C.E. or later, Late Period, probably Saite Period (paleographical dating) ; |
| CUR.47.218.28_fragment |
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| Reserved Copyright |
| CUR.47.218.28_fragment |
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| Reserved Copyright |
previousely unpublished
| DatasetID | 318123 |
| last Change | 29.07.2022 |
| Author | Verena Lepper; Daniela C. Härtel |
| Dataset License | Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA) |
| Data set citation | Data set 318123 (= Pap. New York, Brooklyn Museum 47.218.28), ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE: Verena Lepper; Daniela C. Härtel. |
