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title: Ipuwer Papyrus
author: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5745/ipuwer-papyrus/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ipuwer Papyrus
_Authored by Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5745.jpg)
## Image Caption
19th Dynasty copy of the Ipuwer Papyrus (known as The Lamentations of Ipuwer or The [Admonitions of Ipuwer](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/981/the-admonitions-of-ipuwer/)) in which a [Middle Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Middle_Kingdom/) scribe laments the depths to which the country of [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/) has fallen. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, The Netherlands.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Leiden, R. v. O. (2016, September 27). Ipuwer Papyrus. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden,. "Ipuwer Papyrus." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 27, 2016. .
### MLA
Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden,. "Ipuwer Papyrus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Sep 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://img.rmo.nl/imageproxy/proxy.aspx?server=10.0.10.13&port=5297&filename=95030.jpg) by **Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden**. Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 27 September 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.