papyrus

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Object Type
Museum number: EA10785
Description: Papyrus; Demotic epistolary text recto.
Cultures/periods
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Egypt
Materials
Dimensions: Length: 28.50 centimetres (frame); Width: 13.20 centimetres (frame)
$Inscriptions
Inscription subject
Curator's comments: EA 10785-6 probably form an archive with 10231, 10242, 10405-6 (Muhs, pers. comm). Bibliography: Depauw M. , The demotic letter : a study of epistolographic scribal traditions against their intra- and intercultural background (Demotische Studien 14). G. Zauzich, 2006, 30 (with bibliography).
Bibliographic references: Trismegistos / An interdisciplinary portal of papyrological and epigraphic resources (46668) (http://www.trismegistos.org/text/46668); Muhs 2010 / Two Demotic Letters from the Archive of Herianoupis, from the Curzon Collection now in the British Museum (p. 397-404.)
Location: Not on display
Condition: Papyrus Survey: Condition Details: Textile: creased, loss Black ink (abraded, smudged) Tabbed: silk Supported overall: white paper Mount Details: Sandwich: glass Binding: cloth Object Priority: B Mount Priority: A Overall Condition: B Curatorial condition comment: good
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Department: Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number: EA10785
Registration number: 1979,0108.64

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