EditorialLetter written in hieratic script on papyrus, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, In rubbish near foundation deposit 9, 1926?27, Papyrus, ink, L. 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in); w. 4.5 ...
EditorialEgyptian writing. Upper: Letter to a deceased on papyrus. Around 2000 BC. End of the First Intermediate Period. Origin unknown. Lower: Hieratic Papyrus. Ptolemaic Period. 305-30 BC. Origin unknown. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.
EditorialAn ancient base asking blessings from Heka for the Scribe of the Library of Atum Pa-kap, son of the Prophet of Atum Pa-iry-kap and the mistress of the House Hr-ib-Wadjet; statue modern above the ankles.
EditorialSealed Amphora Containing Oil, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1492?1473 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose, Unfired clay, mud, linen, H. 64 cm (25 3/16 in.); Greatest w. 44 cm (17 5/16 in.); Dia...
EditorialAn ancient base asking blessings from Heka for the Scribe of the Library of Atum Pa-kap, son of the Prophet of Atum Pa-iry-kap and the mistress of the House Hr-ib-Wadjet; statue modern above the ankles.
EditorialSealed Amphora Containing Oil, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1492?1473 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose, Unfired clay, mud, linen, H. 64 cm (25 3/16 in.); Greatest w. 44 cm (17 5/16 in.); Dia...
EditorialHieratic Papyrus fragment, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 20, ca. 1183 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Memphite Region, Memphis (Mit Rahina), Papyrus, ink, Papyrus was a costly writing material in ancient Egypt. For this reason papyrus documents whose...
EditorialFemale Figure, 1st century B.C.?A.D. 3rd century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Jalisco, Jalisco, Ceramic, H.19 3/4 x W. 13 3/8 in. (50.2 x 34 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture, Large and hollow, this female figure was probably one of a group of similar ceramic sculpture...
EditorialLetter written in hieratic script on papyrus, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, In rubbish near foundation deposit 9, 1926?27, Papyrus, ink, L. 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in); w. 4.5 ...
EditorialFragement from a jar with a label identifying contents as honey, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390?1352 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Palace of Amenhotep III, 1916?17, Pottery, ink, H. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in); w. 15.3 (6 in); th. 0.7 cm (1/...
EditorialArtist's Sketch of Pharaoh Spearing a Lion, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 20, ca. 1186?1070 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV 62), debris near the entrance, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1920, Limesto...
EditorialHieratic ostracon, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 20, ca 1186?1070 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Davis excavations, 1909, Limestone, ink, paint, h. 11 cm (4 5/16 in); w. 5 cm (1 15/ 16 in), Ostraca (plural for ostracon) a...
EditorialHieratic Ostracon Recording a Royal Name and a List of Names, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 20, ca 1184?1070 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Davis excavations, 1909, Limestone, ink, h. 15 cm (5 7/8 in); w. 21 cm (8 1/4 in)...
EditorialOstracon with hieratic inscription, Late Period, Dynasty 25?26, ca. 712?525 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, East of Pabasa, Radim, 1918?19, Limestone, ink, H. 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.); W. 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); D. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.).
EditorialOstracon with hieratic inscription, New Kingdom, Ramesside?Late Period, Dynasty 19?26, ca. 1295?525 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Royal Cache Valley, edge of the valley bed below first small hillock, 1919-20, Limestone, ink, H...
EditorialHieratic papyrus. Cursive writing system, used in Ancient Egypt. Process document. Conspirator death lawsuit against Ramses III Egyptian Museum of Turin. Italy.
EditorialEgyptian writing. Upper: Letter to a deceased on papyrus. Around 2000 BC. End of the First Intermediate Period. Origin unknown. Lower: Hieratic Papyrus. Ptolemaic Period. 305-30 BC. Origin unknown. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.