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EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS FRAGMENTS WITH DEMOTIC TEXT

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EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS FRAGMENTS IN FRAME: Roman Period, Ca. 100 BC - 100 AD (or earlier). A sheet of papyrus inscribed with demotic text in black ink. Demotic was used specifically for writing detailed documents, like accounting, literacy, an

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Egyptian Papyrus Page Fragment: Ptolemaic to Roman Period, 4th century BC-4th century AD. A large fragment of papyrus with several lines of demotic text in ink to one side; in a protective sleeve. 22 grams total, 10 x 20cm (4 x 8").

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Egyptian Papyrus Page Fragment: Ptolemaic-Roman Period, 4th century BC-4th century AD. A fragment of papyrus with fifteen lines of demotic text written in ink to one side, eleven to the other side; in a protective sleeve. 1.55 grams

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Egyptian Papyrus Page Fragment: Ptolemaic to Roman Period, 4th century BC-4th century AD. A fragment of papyrus with six lines of demotic text written in ink to one side; in a protective sleeve. 25 grams total, 9.5 x 14cm (3 3/4 - 5

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Egyptian Papyrus Page Fragment: Ptolemaic-Roman Period, 4th century BC-4th century AD. A large fragment of papyrus with several lines of demotic text written in ink to one side; in a protective sleeve. 21 grams, 10.5 x 14cm (4 1/4 x

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EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS FRAGMENTS WITH DEMOTIC TEXT

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Roman Period, Ca. 31 BC. A sheet of papyrus inscribed with demotic text in black ink. Demotic was used specifically for writing detailed documents, like accounting, literacy, and religious texts, and represents a movement from standardised hieroglyphs. Demotic was used famously as one of three writings on the Rosetta stone. The Brooklyn Museum, 37.1803E. Size: L:245mm / W:340mm ; 605g Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection.

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EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS FRAGMENTS WITH DEMOTIC TEXT

Name: EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS FRAGMENTS WITH DEMOTIC TEXT
SKU: 149554875
Price: 110 GBP
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