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Hieratic Funerary Papyrus of Tphous
The papyrus contains the text of the 2nd "Book of Breathing". It was written in hieratic script. From Thebes, Egypt. Roman, reign of Hadrian, circa 127 CE. (The British Museum, London).
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Papyrus
The papyrus of Egypt is most closely associated with writing - in fact, the English word 'paper' comes from the word 'papyrus' - but the Egyptians found many uses for the plant other than a writing surface for documents and texts. Papyrus...
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Tale of Two Brothers Papyrus
A sheet of papyrus with an extract from the Egyptian 'Tale of Two Brothers' (Papyrus D'Orbiney). 19th Dynasty, 1185 BCE. (British Museum, London)
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First Intermediate Period of Egypt
The First Intermediate Period of Egypt (2181-2040 BCE) is the era which followed the Old Kingdom (c. 2613-2181 BCE) and preceded the Middle Kingdom (2040-1782 BCE) periods of Egyptian history. The name was given to the era by 19th-century...
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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, millers, sheep breeders...
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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, Leiden, The...
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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.
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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...
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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)
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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