Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Demotic or Aramaic

Artist:Aramaic

Medium: Papyrus, ink

Geograhical Locations:

• Egypt

Dates:332–30 B.C.E.

Dimensions: Largest Fragment #1: 2 9/16 × 1 9/16 in. (6.5 × 4 cm) Largest Fragment #2: 3 9/16 × 13/16 in. (9 × 2 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Accession Number: 47.218.44

Catalogue Description:
50 or more fragments from demotic contracts. The largest are pieces from the same document, with text on verso in different hand. 18 or more fragments are opisthographic. Two small fragments may be written in Aramaic.

Brooklyn Museum