Hermias trial papyrus – Vienna
Provenance gift of Elias Scihade, 1828
Demotic papyrus
Ptolemaic period, 170-116 BC
This papyrus belongs to a group of documents relating to the so-called Hermias lawsuit, a long-running legal dispute between Hermias and a group of priests regarding the ownership of a house
Ägyptisch-Orientalische Sammlung, Vienna
Photo VB 2022
Contract for purchase papyrus
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Ref. No. Aeg 3872, Ägyptisch-Orientalische Sammlung, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Photo and panorama view VB 2022/2023 (quality remarks)
