The Papyrus Libbey
Date: 337 BCE
Dimensions:
7 × 26 in. (17.8 × 66 cm)
Medium: India ink (lampblack and gum arabic in water) on papyrus
Place of Origin: Egypt
Classification: Manuscripts
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1906.164
DescriptionComposed of five joined sheets of papyrus with four collemata (joins). The individual sheets are composed of smaller pieces of about 17.5 or 18 cm high by 12.5 cm wide.
The papyrus is written in demotic script on both sides.
The papyrus is written in demotic script on both sides.
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