Pap. New York, Brooklyn Museum 47.218.144

Inventory Number	Pap. New York, Brooklyn Museum 47.218.144
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Publication Status	unpublished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	Received in plain container. Provenance not given, but Elephantine in all likelihood.
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	A group of small fragments, approximately 300-600 in number. Fragment 1a: Fragment is still folded. This way, parts of two columns are preserved.
Mounting	(unknown)
Comments on Object	Average Fragment Size: 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (3 × 3 cm) Medium Box of Fragments: 2 1/4 x 6 7/16 x 8 1/2 in. (5.7 x 16.4 x 21.6 cm). Dimensions: small in size, ca. 3 cm. x 3 cm. generally. Measurements: Max. length, 6.5 cm.

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)	All fragments are inscribed in Old Kingdom Hieratic. Fragment 1a: Verso: 2 columns of text preserved, lower part of a column (last sign of the column is probably preserved). Fragment 2a: uncelar whether this fragment belongs to fragment 1 fragment 3a: definitely not belonging to fragm. 2. Fragment 4a: Fragment is folded, there is more text to be expected after unfolding. 1 column of text is recognizable (because of being folded).
Script, Primary	Hieratic
Language, Primary	Middle Egyptian
Comments on Handwriting	Clear, bold hand of early type. Fragment 1a:flat, broad script. Fragment 4a: Rather narrow, only a little range of sign-width
Comments on Text Layout	Many of the fragments are opisthographic. Inscribed recto and verso in black Hieratic.

Modern Title	papyrus fragments of unclear content - several fragments from Letters
Ancient Archives	(Uncertain)
Ancient Author of Text	(Unknown)
Ancient Scribe(s) of Text	(Unknown)
Text Types	documentary \| letter
Summary of Content	Unclear content due to the fragmentary condition. Fragment 1a: Possibly from a letter? Because of the formula "the servant there". Fragment 2a: oath. Fragment 3a: content unknown due to fragmentary condition
Location of Composition	unknown unknown Egypt (Certainty: high)
Multilingualism	Monolingual Script = Language
Religion	Polytheism (Egyptian)

Transcription

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¹Transcription by M. V. Almansa-Villatoro

¹ Transcription by M. V. Almansa-Villatoro

side 1

¹Translation (partially) by M. V. Almansa-Villatoro

fragm. 1a_I_1
fragm. 1a_II_1	the servant there, this Nihemen
fragm. 2a_r_1	the field of the Nubia
fragm. 2a_v_1
fragm. 3a_1	at the head of
fragm. 4a_1	Sabni hit [s.o.]. Beutiful

¹ Translation (partially) by M. V. Almansa-Villatoro

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RulerID	Regnal Year	MonthID	Day Date of the Text	Gregorian Date	dating_comment
06th dynasty				-2350 BCE -2170 BCE	Old Kingdom, VI dynasty ;

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previousely unpublished

DatasetID	318246
last Change	29.07.2022
Author	Verena Lepper; Daniela C. Härtel; M. Victoria Almansa-Villatoro (transcription & translation)
Dataset License	Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA)
Data set citation	Data set 318246 (= Pap. New York, Brooklyn Museum 47.218.144), ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE: Verena Lepper; Daniela C. Härtel; M. Victoria Almansa-Villatoro (transcription & translation).