Back برديات أبو صير Arabic بردية ابو صير ARZ Papirs d'Abusir al-Melek Catalan Papiros de Abusir Spanish Archives d'Abousir French Papirus Abusir ID Papiri di Abusir Italian Папируси од Абусир Macedonian Aboesir-papyri Dutch Papiros de Abusir Portuguese
| Abusir Papyri | |
|---|---|
 Fragments of an Abusir papyrus | |
| Created | 24th century BC |
| Discovered | 1893 Egypt |
The Abusir Papyri are the largest papyrus findings to date from the Old Kingdom in ancient Egypt.[1][2] The first papyri were discovered in 1893 at Abu Gorab near Abusir in northern Egypt. Their origins are dated to around the 24th century BC during the Fifth dynasty of Egypt, making them, even though often badly fragmented, among some of the oldest surviving papyri to date.[3] Later on, a large number of additional manuscript fragments were discovered in the area.
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- ^ "The Abusir Papyri". Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College, London. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ "Hieratic script". Worldtimelines.org.uk, The British Museum. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2010-04-28.