EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS FRAGMENTS WITH DEMOTIC TEXT
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Roman Period, Ca. 31 BC.
Fragment of a papyrus inscribed with demotic cursive script. Demotic was used specifically for writing long arduous documents, like literary and religious texts, and represents a development from hieroglyphs as they were highly simplified and easy to write quickly. For a similar, see The British Museum, EA10848.
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
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