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First Intermediate Period of Egypt
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First Intermediate Period of Egypt - Era of Transformation

The First Intermediate Period of Egypt (2181-2040 BCE) is the era that followed the Old Kingdom (circa 2613-2181 BCE) and preceded the Middle Kingdom (2040-1782 BCE) periods of Egyptian history...
Papyrus Scroll with Farmers Names
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Papyrus Scroll with Farmers Names

This papyrus scroll is written in the Greek language and mentions a list of farmers; the number and size of land given to them were mentioned. In addition, the list also included fishermen, flute players, threshers...
Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus
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Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus

The Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus (c. 1800 BCE) deals with conception and pregnancy issues as well as contraception. It is kept in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology.
Ipuwer Papyrus
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Ipuwer Papyrus

19th Dynasty copy of the Ipuwer Papyrus (known as The Lamentations of Ipuwer or The Admonitions of Ipuwer) in which a Middle Kingdom scribe laments the depths to which the country of Egypt has fallen. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden...
Book of the Dead Papyrus
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Book of the Dead Papyrus

A detail from a Book of the Dead, on papyrus showing hieratic writing of Hornefer, Ptolemaic Period, provenance unknown. (Museo Castello Sforzesco, Milan)
The Bremner-Rhind Papyrus
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The Bremner-Rhind Papyrus

Papyrus of Nesmin; sheet 2 with cols. 5-8. Hieratic text, found in Thebes, Egypt, dating to the Ptolemaic Period. The 'Songs of Isis and Nephthys' are cols. 1—17
Papyrus Sandals
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Papyrus Sandals

Pair of sandals from Egypt, made of plaited reed and palm leaves or papyrus, with pointed toe, complete with ankle strap and toe strap now detached from each other.
Papyrus Lansing
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Papyrus Lansing

The Papyrus Lansing is an anthology of texts praising the profession of the scribe, dating to the New Kingdom of Egypt.
The Westcar Papyrus (Detail)
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The Westcar Papyrus (Detail)

Sheets of the Westcar Papyrus, Egyptian, date disputed. (Altes Museum, Berlin)
The Abbott Papyrus
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The Abbott Papyrus

This is a close-up image of the so-called "Abbott Papyrus". It was a hieratic legal record of an official inspection of certain tombs. The text contains an account of the official examination of Royal Tombs in the Theban Necropolis...
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