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title: The Abbott Papyrus
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8362/the-abbott-papyrus/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Abbott Papyrus

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![The Abbott Papyrus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8362.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8362.jpg)

## Image Caption

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 a suspicion of being robbed. The tombs inspected included those of several 17th Dynasty rulers, including NebKheperre Intef and Sekhemre-wepmaat Intef, as well as that of Amenhotep I of the 18th Dynasty. [New Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/New_Kingdom/), 20th Dynasty, year 16 of the reign of [Ramesses](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/ramesses/) IX, circa 1110 BCE. From [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/), modern-day [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). Purchased from Henry Williams Charley Abbott in 1857 CE. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, March 21). The Abbott Papyrus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8362/the-abbott-papyrus/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The Abbott Papyrus." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 21, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8362/the-abbott-papyrus/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The Abbott Papyrus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8362/the-abbott-papyrus/>.

## License & Copyright

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