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Filtering by: Creator Vandenbeusch, Marie Keyword Bird hunting Keyword Isis and the seven scorpions Keyword papyrology

2019

Journal article

Evidence of an Ancient Archive? The Papyrus British Museum EA 9961

Used on both sides, the papyrus British Museum EA 9961 reproduces a marsh scene on the recto and a copy of the myth of Isis and her seven scorpions in cursive hieroglyphs on the verso. Although the high quality of the illustration is the most striking feature, the text has...

Vandenbeusch, Marie
tomb decoration, papyrology, papyrus gathering, British Museum EA 9961, magic, Bird hunting, and Isis and the seven scorpions