Abbott Papyrus

The Abbot Papyrus

The Abbott Papyrus is a papyrus from ancient Egypt . Like the Harris I papyrus, it contains negotiations on grave robbery. It dates to the 16th year of the reign of Ramses IX. , 20th Dynasty ( New Kingdom ).

The grave robber papyrus was named after a Dr. Abbott, who bought it in Cairo in 1857. Its origin is unknown. The 2.18 meter long and 42.5 cm wide papyrus is now in the British Museum in London under inventory number EA 10221 .

See also

• List of papyri of ancient Egypt

literature

• Wolfgang Helck , Eberhard Otto: Small Lexicon of Egyptology. 4th, revised edition, Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1999, ISBN 3-447-04027-0 , p. 219.

Web links

• Translation of the Abbott Papyrus
• The Abbott Papyrus in the British Museum