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Three fragments of three papyrus sheets from mummy cartonnage, housed in the same glass frame. The modern annotations refer to the mummies from which the papyri come.

Upper papyrus (A): Fragment of a sheet bearing writing on both sides. On the front there are 2 lines written across the fibres; upper and left margins measure 25 mm. On the back there is one word parallel to the fibres, written the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

Papyrus in the middle (B): Fragment from the top of a sheet, with remains of 3 lines written along the fibres on the front; traces of another line at the bottom remain. The upper margin survives to 18 mm. The fragment is mounted on cardboard.

Lower papyrus (C): Upper portion of a sheet, with detached fragment being the upper right corner; with some holes and plaster residue. The front bears 5 lines, with a blank of 25 mm between lines 3 and 4; the upper margin measures 20 mm, and the left 10 mm. The back bears one word parallel to the fibres, written the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

Two papyrus sheets of light colour from mummy cartonnage, with traces of plaster, housed in the same glass case.

Upper papyrus (A): With surface damage and holes throughout; the front bears 5 lines written across the fibres; upper and left margins measure 13 mm, the lower margin measures 20 mm. The modern annotation at the top left refers to the mummy from which the papyrus comes. The back bears two lines and, after a blank, a word, written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text of the front.

Lower papyrus (B): Right-hand portion of a papyrus, preserving the ends of 5 lines running against the fibres; the upper margin measures 15 mm, the lower 20 mm and the right 10 mm. The back is blank.

Fragment of a papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, broken off at the top and right; written on one side across the fibres. Portions of 17 lines remain, all lacking the ends except for line 17. A blank of 15 mm separates lines 6 and 7. Lower and left margins measure c. 30 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Fragment of papyrus from mummy cartonnage, broken off to the right and at the bottom, with plaster residue throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. There are two columns, the first of 16 lines, with only few scanty traces of the last; of the second column, only the beginnings of 5 lines remain.The left margin measures 40 mm and the upper 30 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, mutilated at the top and bottom, and with some surface damage and plaster residue; written on both sides, along the fibres on the front and across them on the back. The front bears 20 lines, the back, rotated 180 degrees, has 22 lines; the last two lines are written the other way up; the modern annotation refers to the mummy from which the papyrus comes.

Lower portion of a papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage, with surface damage and gaps in the preserved portion; the detached scrap may belong to the same sheet, but this remains uncertain. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The larger fragment preserves 17 lines from the foot of a column; the smaller fragment has few letters of 6 lines. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame. Another fragment containing the beginnings of lines 6 and 7 is in Trinity College, Dublin, inventoried as Pap. FF 15 [42 h (5)].

Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet from mummy cartonnage with plaster residue, broken off to the right and lacking most of its upper half. Writing runs across the fibres on the front. Portions of 8 lines remain. Upper and left margins measure c. 20 mm, the lower c. 25 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Two fragments from a papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, with traces of plaster and surface damage; broken off at the top and right, with the right half being lost. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The upper fragment bears portions of 3 lines, broken to the sides; the lower fragment has 14 lines, lacking the ends. The left margin measures 20 mm and the lower 25 mm. The modern annotation indicates the mummy from which the papyrus derives. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

Two fragments of varying size from two sheets from the same mummy cartonnage, housed in the same glass frame. The modern annotations indicate the mummy from which the papyri derive.

Upper papyrus (A): Lacking the lower right corner and with some surface damage; written on both sides. The front bears 10 lines written across the fibres; upper and left margins measure 15 mm, the lower margin measures 25 mm; a sheet-join is visible at the bottom. On the back writing runs along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front.

Lower papyrus (B): Small fragment from the top of a sheet, containing portions of 3 lines written against the fibres, and lacking beginnings and ends. The upper margin measures 15 mm.

Fragment of a papyrus sheet reused as mummy cartonnage, broken off at the top, lacking the lower corners and with some surface damage in places; written on one side, the back being blank. There are 9 lines written along the fibres; opposite line 6, 6 short lines running along the fibres were added in the left margin; at the bottom there are 5 lines written across the fibres. The left margin measures 15 mm; no margin was left to the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.