Title: Letter with hieratic inscription
Object type: Papyrus, Letter, hieratic
Date: ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Medium: Papyrus, ink
Dimensions: A: L. 8 × W. 4 cm (3 1/8 × 1 9/16 in.); B: L. 4 × W. 3.8 cm (1 9/16 × 1 1/2 in.); Frame: L. 14 × W. 6.4 cm (5 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri Temple of Hatshepsut In rubbish near foundation deposit 9 MMA excavations, 1926–27 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY