Medium: Papyrus, ink
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Dates:332 B.C.E.–395 C.E.
Dimensions: Glass: 8 7/16 x 8 7/16 in. (21.5 x 21.5 cm) 35.1462a: 3 7/16 × 2 11/16 in. (8.8 × 6.9 cm) 35.1462b: 1 7/8 × 3 3/8 in. (4.8 × 8.6 cm) 35.1462c: 6 15/16 in. (17.6 cm)
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Accession Number: 35.1462
Image: CUR.35.1462_front_IMLS_PS5.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Three unrelated fragments of papyri, two of which are inscribed on both sides, written in Demotic. a: Letter from Mai-resy to Pakhorkhonsu regarding the two burials. The 6 lines of recto are complete; the verso has 1 one containing the name of the addressee. b: 4 barely legible lines of text written on verso, suggesting either a letter or an agreement. c: Various alternative recipes with ingredients and amounts used for preparing ointments. 16 lines of text on the recto and 10 on the verso.