Pap. Berlin P. 23054, a-i
Verena M. Lepper
Artefact metadata
Martina Grünhagen; Verena Lepper; Daniela C. Härtel
TEI encoding
Daniel A. Werning
Sandro Schwarz
Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Berlin
Berlin
v2.1
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Germany
Berlin
Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, SPK (P)
Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, SPK (P)
Papyrussammlung
Pap. Berlin P. 23054
Pap. Berlin P. 23054, a-i
This object contains a hymn, probably for the god Khnum, with at least two invocations.
recto
(Unknown)
hymn to the god Khnum(?)
papyrus
papyrus
- object's condition: incomplete
nine fragments without direct joins whose positioning relative to each other is not clear
- text's condition: incomplete
The fragments a and d are pieces from the upper part of the papyrus.
It is likely that Frg. I does not belong to the other fragments, because the handwriting is different from the other fragments. (According to: Knigge, Spätzeitliche Fragmente (2012), 75)
Egypt
unknown
unknown
Rubensohn, Otto / Zucker, Friedrich (excavation directors)
Egypt
Upper Egypt, 1st nome
Elephantine
Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, SPK (P)
permission for publication upon enquiry only
magazine | papyrus depository
one glass plate
-
-
-
-
139-140, no. 209
75-96
(Unknown)
Amulet charm
documentary
account
horizontal format
vertical format
administrative document
bill
commentary
contract
horizontal format
documentary | contract | promissory note
vertical format
dedication
dept instrument
diary
foundation charter
hypomnema
horizontal format
vertical format
indictment
Documentary | Jar Label
legal document
letter
"Urkundenformat"
horizontal format
letter address
private
transversa carta
vertical format
list
name list
onomasticon
product list
marriage contract
names
note
oath
vertical format
offer
documentary | official
documentary | official letter
Order for payment or delivery
documentary | order to arrest
petition to the king (enteuxis, mkmk)
proskynema
act of worhsip wšt.t
name
Documentary | Ration List
receipt
tax receipt
tombstone
will/testament
Documentary | Wooden Label
drawing
commentary
vigniette
literary
biography
commentary
eulogy
historic
lamentation
narrative
prose
verse
poetry
wisdom
instruction
proverb(s)
(no inscription)
(other)
petition to the emperor
Prescription
religious
Christian
commentary
dedication
divination
litany
magical
oracular inquiry
Gnostic
Islamic
religious | Islamic | amulet
dedication
divination
litany
magical
oracular inquiry
ritual
Jewish
dedication
divination
litany
magical
oracular inquiry
ritual
Manichaic
Mesopotamian
polytheistic Aramaian
polytheistic Egyptian
dedication
divination
litany
love charm
magical
oracular inquiry
ritual
unclear religion
dedication
divination
litany
magical
oracular inquiry
religious-literary
Christian
Biblical
New Testament
Old Testament
commentary
eulogy
hymn
lithurgical
monastical
myth
patristic
prayer
Gnostic
commentary
eulogy
hymn
prayer
Islamic
commentary
eulogy
hymn
myth
prayer
Qurʾānic
Jewish
commentary
eulogy
Hebrew Bible
hymn
myth
prayer
Manichaic
commentary
eulogy
hymn
prayer
Mesopotamian
commentary
eulogy
hymn
myth
prayer
polytheistic Aramaian
commentary
eulogy
hymn
myth
prayer
polytheistic Egyptian
Book of the Dead
Coffin Text
commentary
eulogy
hymn
myth
prayer
Pyramid Text
unclear religion
commentary
eulogy
hymn
myth
prayer
scientific
astronomy
Book of Dream
commentary/gloss
math
calculation
essay
geometry
medicine
essay
prescription
scientific | Alchemical presciption
scientific | astrology
horoscop
writing exercise
(unclear)
Akkadian
Arabic
Aramaic, Imperial
Carian
Egyptian
Coptic
Akhmimic
Bohairic
Fayumic
Middle Egyptian / Oxyrhynkhitic
Old Coptic
Sahidic
Sub-Akhmimic
Demotic
Early Demotic
Early Demotic - Ptolemaic Demotic
Ptolemaic - Roman Demotic
Ptolemaic Demotic
Roman Demotic
Late Egyptian
Later Egyptian
Middle Egyptian
Middle Egyptian, Classical
Middle Egyptian, Late
Neo-Middle Egyptian
Old Egyptian
pre-Coptic Egyptian
pre-Coptic Egyptian / Greek
Ptolemaic
Egyptian languages
English
German
Greek, Ancient
Greek, Ancient or Coptic
Hebrew
Hebrew, Ancient
Late Aramaic
Latin
Libyan
Mandaic
Meroitic
Nabataean
(none)
(not identified)
Nubian
Old Nubian
Old Persian
Pahlavi
Phoenician
Semitic language
Syriac
Uninscribed
Late Aramaic
Arabic
Aramaic, Imperial
Carian
Coptic
Coptic Cursive
Coptic Half-uncial
Coptic Uncial
Egyptian
Cursive Hieroglyphs
Demotic
Early Demotic
Early to Middle Demotic
Late Demotic
Middle Demotic
Middle to Late Demotic
Hieratic
Abnormal Hieratic
Archaic Hieratic
Late Hieratic
"Späthieratische Buchschrift"
Middle Hieratic
"Mittelhieratische Buchschrift"
"Mittelhieratische Kanzleischrift"
New Kingdom Hieratic
"Neuhieratische Buchschrift"
"Neuhieratische Kanzleischrift"
Old Hieratic
Hieroglyphs
Cryptography
Hieroglyphs | Late Period
Ptolemaic
Greek
Greek or Coptic
Hebrew
Latin
Meroitic Cursive
Meroitic Hieroglyphs
(none)
(not identified)
Pahlavi
Phoenician
Syriac
uninscribed
The fragments a and d are pieces from the upper part of the papyrus.
Khnum
creator
adoration
ꜣ jꜣw n=k nṯr nfr
swꜣš.tw=k ḫmy.w
ntk kꜣ sṯı͗ jry
ḥr-nb sḏm njs n rḫy.t
According to: Knigge – Salis, Spätzeitliche Fragmente (2012), 76 with n. 3
ḏdf.t ntk nṯr wr
sꜣw-ꜥ
The determinatives Gardiner Sign G36 and plural strokes are preserved. nb.t nswt-bj.tj
Pr-ꜥꜣ
jnḏ-ḥr=k H̱nm.w
nb
ky
dwꜣ ḏd-mdw jnḏ-ḥr=k
st nṯr nb m tr.w=f wbn
fḫ
The determinatives Gardiner Sign V12 and D54 are preserved. jmj.w=f dm(ꜣ).tj
nfr-ḥr ḫnt.j-ꜣbw
jt
ḥr
=f dbḥ.w
s.t=k ntk
f.t=f nḥm sj
nṯr.w m-ꜥ rmṯ.w ṯꜣw
=f
jmn rn=f
jr.w=f j
The determinative G7 is preserved. wr ꜥꜣ
mj jrk Pr-ꜥꜣ
nṯr.w jry nṯr.w
nb nfr.w
H̱nm.w jry nṯr.w
w m nfr.w
m-ẖnw ḥb
pn
ntk j
bjn ḏw
ms
dgꜣ ḥꜥ.w
jmꜣḫ.w
ms
[///] Adoration of you, perfect god [///]
[///] you are praised, unknown one [///]
[///] You are the creating bull, creator [///]
[///] everyone; the one who hears the calling of the common folk [///]
[///] worms. You are the great god [///]
[///] the infirm person [///]
[///] every [bad thing]; The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Pharaoh [///]
[///] Greetings to you, Khnoum, Lord of [///]
[///] [Another] praise: recitation: Greetings to you [///]
[///] every god in his ?, the one who rises [///]
[///] the one who [loosen] that what is in him; two wings [///]
[///] with beautiful face; foremost of Elephantine [///]
[///] father [///]
[///] he [///] the requests [///]
[///] [your throne; You are [///]
[///] his [///] who rescues the man [///]
[///] gods together with people air [///]
[///]
[///] his/he [///]
[///] whose name is hidden [///]
[///] his forms [///]
[///] very great one [///]
[///] [come], Pharaoh [///]
[///] the gods; the one who creates the gods [///]
[///] Lord of beauty [///]
[///] [Kh]noum, who creates the gods [///]
[///]
[///]
[///] in beauty [///]
[///] [in]side the festival pavilion [///]
[///]
[///] this [///]
[///] you are [///]
[///]
[///]
[///] evil and bad [///]
[///]
[///] the one who sees the bodies [///]
[///]
Revered one [///]
[///]