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Source Description
The ancient Egyptians produced many types of funerary papyri, which were essential burial goods. This undecorated papyrus, which is written in hieratic, a cursive Egyptian script, belonged to a man named Padikem. The spacing of the words indicates that the text was written with blank spaces where the owner's name could be added at a later date, presumably after purchase. The main sections of the text are written in black ink. Important words, like the names of gods or the beginnings of spells, appear in red. The papyrus of Padikem is a compilation of pre-existing stories and texts. It contains two separate texts for the god Osiris meant to help the deceased Padikem make a successful journey to the afterlife.
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Document identity
localId
550
label
Funerary Papyrus
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
550
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contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Funerary Papyrus
description
The ancient Egyptians produced many types of funerary papyri, which were essential burial goods. This undecorated papyrus, which is written in hieratic, a cursive Egyptian script, belonged to a man named Padikem. The spacing of the words indicates that the text was written with blank spaces where the owner's name could be added at a later date, presumably after purchase. The main sections of the text are written in black ink. Important words, like the names of gods or the beginnings of spells, appear in red. The papyrus of Padikem is a compilation of pre-existing stories and texts. It contains two separate texts for the god Osiris meant to help the deceased Padikem make a successful journey to the afterlife.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 304-30 BCE (Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
papyri (manuscripts)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
41
height
165
dimensionsRaw
H: 16 1/8 x W: 64 15/16 in. (41 x 165 cm); Framed H: 20 7/8 x W: 69 x D: 1 7/8 in. (53.1 x 175.3 x 4.7 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
Ptolemaic Dynasty
med
red and black ink on papyrus
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
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exhibition_ids
3193
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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26b75a5284f514b6