Meketre papyrus

Middle Kingdom

ca. 1981–1975 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 107

These pieces are too fragmentary to allow reconstructing their original context, but the few preserved words on the pieces on right left suggested they were inscribed for an account. A few pieces on the right have faded signs in red ink.

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Title: Meketre papyrus
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret I
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101), MMA excavations, 1919–20
Medium: Papyrus, ink
Dimensions: 11 7/16 x 10 13/16 in. (29 x 27.5 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Object Number: 22.3.526a–p
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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