Meketre papyrus

Unknown

ca. 1981–1975 B.C. · Papyrus, ink · Egyptian Art

This letter was written by Netjeriuhem to an unnamed recipient concerning the sending of the writer's subordinate with various types of birds. It has been suggested that the letter was in fact written as an exercise, meant to familiarize the apprentice copying the text with common terms and formulae.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1981–1975 B.C.

Medium

Papyrus, ink

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922