Fragments from a Book of the Dead
Description
Caption: Fragments from a Book of the Dead, ca. 1539–1190 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Glass: 12 3/16 x 13 1/2 in. (31 x 34.3 cm) Largest Fragment: 3 13/16 x 10 3/8 in. (9.7 x 26.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1787E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A set of small, torn fragments of a painted papyrus showing dense columns of black hieroglyphic text with some red/brown marks.
The image shows several detached papyrus pieces arranged on a light background inside a frame. Most fragments preserve vertical stacks of hieroglyphs (mostly black ink) in what appears to be standard Book of the Dead-style layout, with occasional red or brown coloring used for accents or headings. The fragments are irregularly broken, with edges showing papyrus fiber texture. No legible cartouche or royal name is clearly discernible at this resolution. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No clearly identifiable deity figures are preserved; only hieroglyphic writing is visible.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1787E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118307 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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