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| Inventory Number | Pap. New York, Brooklyn Museum 47.218.99 |
| 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| Publication Status | unpublished |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 | Elephantine (Ꜣbw; Yb; YbꜢ; YbꜤ; Ἐλεφαντίνη, יב , ⲉⲓⲏⲃ) [Trismegistos] Certainty: high |
| Ancient Provenance Details | Container marked ‘Sm.Bl.1’. Not known, possibly Elephantine. |
| 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 | Group of 19 fragments. A number of these fragments belong to the same text. Probably portions of at least two documents represented. |
| Mounting | (unknown) |
| Comments on Object | 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). Dimensions: The largest fragments are c. 2.5 x 4 cm.; c. 1.5 x 2 cm. Measurements: All very small pieces. |
| 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) | A number of these fragments belong to the same text, while at least one belongs to 47.218.87A (the Eye Papyrus). The relatively small size of the fragments still allows the reading of a few words, so establishing the subject matter of the papyrus from which these fragments come is a distinct possibility. None of the fragments show any traces of rubrics. | |
| Script, Primary | Hieratic | |
| Language, Primary | Middle Egyptian | |
| Comments on Handwriting | Small clear hand in black. | |
| Modern Title | papyrus fragments, probably medical or ritual |
| Ancient Archives | (Uncertain) |
| Ancient Author of Text | (Unknown) |
| Ancient Scribe(s) of Text | |
| Summary of Content | Unclear content due to the fragmentary condition. The relatively small size of the fragments still allows the reading of a few words, and they hint to a medical or, more likely, ritual text, possibly concerning the protection of pharao. |
| Location of Composition | unknown unknown Egypt (Certainty: high) |
| Multilingualism | Monolingual Script = Language |
| Religion | Polytheism (Egyptian) |
| Transcription | Translation | Pictures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 (paleographical dating); |
| CUR.47.218.99_view1_R_ |
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| Reserved Copyright |
| Brookl_47.218.99_box1_ |
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| Reserved Copyright |
previousely unpublished
| DatasetID | 318188 |
| 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 318188 (= Pap. New York, Brooklyn Museum 47.218.99), ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE: Verena Lepper; Daniela C. Härtel. |
