Reproduction
Object Category
manuscripts (object)
Description
Fragments of hieratic accounts on papyrus, in red and black, not necessarily originally from the same manuscript or set of accounts. The fragments preserve parts of namelists and series of consecutive days. At least two bear palimpsest traces. From a card unmarked and given the conservation identity label 'layer 21' in 1995- conservation project. Mounted in one frame as five larger and one small fragment. From Kahun workmen's town
Collection Place
Lahun
Collection Place Notes
town
Collector
Production Period
late Middle Kingdom
Material
Dimensions
Largest Fragment height: 10.5 cms
Largest Fragment width: 15.1 cms
Frame height: 30.5 cms
Frame width: 30.5 cms
Frame depth: 0.7 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC32299
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology