Papyrus inscribed with six "Osiris Liturgies"
Description
Papyrus, ink
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 long strip of papyrus densely covered with black ink hieroglyphic text in horizontal lines, shown mounted against a light backing.
The image depicts a rectangular papyrus scroll fragment photographed in profile, with its surface filled edge-to-edge by tightly packed hieroglyphic signs arranged in multiple horizontal registers. The ink appears dark (likely black) against the pale papyrus fibers. No figural scenes, human figures, or clearly readable cartouches are visible at this resolution; the composition is purely textual. There is no legible Greek/Coptic/Arabic script visible, and any deity names are not confidently identifiable from the provided image quality. The fragment is bordered by a light backing or mount, and the left and right edges of the papyrus are visible.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248462 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 35.9.21a–o tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 551976 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.