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Papyrus bearing praise of Vespasian (P.Fouad 8)
© BA Antiquities Museum/M. Aly and M. Magdy

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Registration Number(s)
BAAM Serial Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities Museum Number 0578

JEJournal d'Entrée du Musée Égyptien du Caire
The numbering system and accession log created by the French, which has been used most consistently throughout the Egyptian Museum’s history. It is a continuous, sequential numbering system. 72047
SRSpecial Registers of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Numbers developed based on the division of sections within the Egyptian museum. 2722
P.FouadLes Papyrus Fouad I
Papyri of Fouad I 8

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showcase M3

Papyrus bearing praise of Vespasian (P.Fouad 8)

Category:

Written documents, manuscripts, papyri

Date:

Graeco-Roman Period, Roman Period, late1st Cent.CE

Provenance:

Unknown

Material(s):

Organic material, fiber (from plants/animals), papyrus

Length:

21.5 cm;

Width:

7.5 cm

Hall:

Islamic Antiquities, showcase M3

The information given here is subject to modification/update as a result of ongoing research.

References

عبد اللطيف أحمد علي، مصر والإمبراطورية الرومانية في ضوء الأوراق البردية (القاهرة: دار النهضة العربية، 1972): 143.

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