X-ray fluorescence maps of a papyrus fragment (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Humanities

X-ray fluorescence maps of a papyrus fragment

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A papyrus fragment from a long astrological treatise (inv. P. Carlsberg 89) from the Tebtunis temple library and X-ray fluorescence maps showing the distribution of iron (red) and lead (blue) in the red letters that write out the ancient Egyptian word for "star".

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The Papyrus Carlsberg Collection and the ESRF

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