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| Inventory Number | Pap. New York, Brooklyn Museum 47.218.45a-b |
| 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| Publication Status | unpublished |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 | unknown () [Trismegistos] Certainty: high |
| Ancient Provenance Details | No mark on container. |
| Ancient Provenance District | unknown () [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 | unknown () [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 | Dimensions: 47.218.45b, Lot 1: Largest Fragment: 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 in. (4 × 4 cm) 47.218.45b, Lot 2: Largest Fragment: 1 3/16 × 3/8 in. (3 × 1 cm) 47.218.45a: Two fragments 47.218.45b: 100+ fragments 47.218.45b, Lot 1: 60+ fragments 47.218.45b, Lot 2: 50+ very small fragments |
| Mounting | (unknown) |
| Localization of Text on Object | recto | |
| Script-Fiber-Relation (for Payri) | parallel (recto) | |
| Inks and Pigments | carbon ink monochrome black | |
| Range of Preservation (Text) | incomplete | |
| State of Preservation (Text) | 47.218.45a: Two fragments inscribed in hieratic; only a few scant signs can be read. 47.218.45b: 100+ fragments, many inscribed in Late Period hieratic, demotic or Greek. The fragments have been subdivided into 2 lots. 47.218.45b, Lot 1: 60+ fragments, a number of which are opisthographic. Their relatively small size makes clear identification of text types and groups difficult. 47.218.45b, Lot 2: 50+ very small fragments that show only a sign or two of writing. | |
| Script, Primary | Hieratic | |
| Script, additional A | Greek | |
| Script, additional B | Demotic | |
| Language, Primary | Middle Egyptian | |
| Language, additional A | Greek, Ancient | |
| Language, additional B | Demotic | |
| Modern Title | papyrus fragments of unclear content, obviously many different texts and documents |
| Ancient Archives | (Uncertain) |
| Ancient Author of Text | (Unknown) |
| Ancient Scribe(s) of Text | |
| Summary of Content | Unclear content due to the fragmentary condition. Their relatively small size makes clear identification of text types and groups difficult. few Greek fragments, 3rd cent. BCE Few fragments contain Demotic script, but remaining illegible 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 | Late Period, probably Saite Period or later ; |
previousely unpublished
| DatasetID | 318139 |
| 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 318139 (= Pap. New York, Brooklyn Museum 47.218.45a-b), ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE: Verena Lepper; Daniela C. Härtel. |