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Ipuwer Papyrus
Image by Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden

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, Leiden, The...
Gospel of John - Papyrus 52
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Gospel of John - Papyrus 52

An image of the ancient manuscript of the Gospel of John known as P52, or Papyrus 52. This is currently not only the oldest known manuscript of the Gospel of John, but the earliest known manuscript of the entire New Testament in general...
Book of the Dead Papyrus
Image by Mark Cartwright

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)
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.
The Westcar Papyrus (Detail)
Image by Keith Schengili-Roberts

The Westcar Papyrus (Detail)

Sheets of the Westcar Papyrus, Egyptian, date disputed. (Altes Museum, Berlin)
Reproduction of the Ebers Papyrus
Image by Arienne King

Reproduction of the Ebers Papyrus

A reproduction of the Ebers Papyrus (c. 1550 BCE), an Egyptian medical text.
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 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 Abbott Papyrus
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

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, after...
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Ancient Egyptian papyrus in the Book of the Dead exhibition at the British Museum

Preparing pieces of papyrus ready for display in the exhibition Journey through the afterlife: ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead
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