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Amherst Egyptian Papyrus 15.

Accession number
Amh. Egy. Pap. 15
Object title
Amherst Egyptian Papyrus 15.
Credit line
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1912.
Description
1 pane of glass containing papyrus fragment ; 6 x 12 1/2 inches
Provenance
Lord Amherst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1912; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes
Fragment of a papyrus, containing fragments of a literary text of uncertain origin.
Script
hieroglyphic, hieratic
Language
Egyptian
Classification