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| Inventory Number | Pap. New York, Brooklyn Museum 47.218.58 B |
| Current Location | New York, Brooklyn Museum |
| Comments on Inventory | Bequest of 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| Publication Status | unpublished |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 information. Container marked “4 LA”. |
| 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 | 65+ very small fragments. Very incomplete but can be salvaged in part. {now separate on 47.218.58a] Apparently a few fragments of another document are included. Condition: Incomplete and very fragile. Text probably broken but the roll can be mounted. |
| Mounting | (unknown) |
| Restoration Activities | 47.218.58A (Removed from box 47.218.58 on 19 July 66 by Sid Hughes). |
| Comments on Object | 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) 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) Measurements: Height c. 17.5 cm. Dimensions: the largest fragments are c. 6 x 1 cm.; c. 3 x 1.5 cm. The majority of the rest are c. 1 x 1 cm. or smaller. |
| 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) | Fragmentary roll of papyrus inscribed in red and black Hieratic. 65+ very small fragments, some inscribed and some blank. Approximately half show traces of Late Period hieratic writing. Only a few signs can be read on most. The extremely small size of these fragments makes it impossible to say anything more detailed. Small fragments inscribed in hieratic, some of which are opisthographic. | |
| Script, Primary | Hieratic | |
| Language, Primary | Middle Egyptian | |
| Comments on Handwriting | Large, clear hand. | |
| 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. Small fragments inscribed in hieratic, some of which are opisthographic; probably from a medical text. |
| 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) | Late Period (paleographical dating); Late Period, sixth to fourth century BC, Amasis (?) (Brooklyn database); |
| CUR.47.218.58b_view1_R |
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| Reserved Copyright |
previousely unpublished
| DatasetID | 318149 |
| 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 318149 (= Pap. New York, Brooklyn Museum 47.218.58 B), ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE: Verena Lepper; Daniela C. Härtel. |
