Letter in Pahlavi script

early 7th century

Not on view

This pre-Islamic papyrus fragment shows remains of five lines of Pahlavi script. Pahlavi script was used in Egypt only during the Sassanian occupation during the seventh century. Several thousand papyri fragments are known from this period, mostly private letters, such as this one here.

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Title: Letter in Pahlavi script
Date: early 7th century
Geography: Attributed to Egypt
Medium: Ink on papyrus
Dimensions: H. 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm)
W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Gift of George F. Baker, 1890
Object Number: 90.5.960
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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