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Amherst Egyptian Papyrus 3.

Accession number
Amh. Egy. Pap. 3
Object title
Amherst Egyptian Papyrus 3.
Credit line
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1912.
Description
1 pane of glass containing 4 fragments : papyrus ; largest, 2 3/4 (height) x 2 (width) in.
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
Manuscript fragments which probably belong to a literary work now destroyed.
Related fragments: Amh. Egy. Pap. 1; Amh. Egy. Pap. 2; Amh. Egy. Pap. 4.
Script
hieroglyphic, hieratic
Language
Egyptian
Classification