a

b

c

Book of the Dead Fragments Egypt, Eighteenth Dynasty (ca. 1500 B.C.E.)

Papyri Dimensions:

     Frag. a: 2.0 cm wide x 2.3 cm high
     Frag. b: 3.0 cm wide x 2.7 cm high
     Frag. c: 1.9 cm wide x 2.3 cm high


Description:

     Three seperate non-joining fragments from a papyrus scroll.
     
Recto

     Written in a hieroglyphic book hand.
     The writing is across the fibers.
     The hieroglyphic characters and column dividers of Frags. a and c 
     are written in black ink only.
     The hieroglyphic characters of Frag b are written in red ink
     while the column dividers are in black ink.

     Text:
          Frag. a: ... Osiris ... 
          Frag. b: 
          Frag. c:  

Verso
     
     Blank

Note:

     Mounted in glass.