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Amherst Egyptian Papyrus 5.2.

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Accession number: 
Amh. Egy. Pap. 5.2
Title: 
Amherst Egyptian Papyrus 5.2.
Credit: 
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1912.
Description: 
1 pane of glass containing 1 papyrus fragment ; 11 x 9 1/4 inches
Provenance: 
Bought by Dr. John Lee at Mr. Burton's sale (Hartwell House catalog no. 436); purchased by Lord Amherst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney in 1868; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1912; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes: 

Legal manusript fragment containing an abstract of criminal proceedings dealing with a case of sorcery.
Related fragment: Amh. Egy. Pap. 5.1.

Script: 
hieroglyphic, hieratic
Language: 
Egyptian
Genres: 
Manuscripts
Egyptian (Papyri)
Papyri
Hieroglyphics
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Classification: 
Manuscript
Department: 
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts