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The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus. Ancient Egypt, 2nd Intermediate Period, 1500 BCE. Hieratic text. The papyrus is probably a mathematics textbook, used by scribes to learn to solve particular mathematical problems by writing down appropriate examples. The text includes eighty-four problems with tables of divisions, multiplications, and handling of fractions; and geometry, including volumes and areas.The scribe, Ahmose, dated the papyrus in year 33 of Apophis, the penultimate king of the Hyksos 15th Dynasty. Acquired by the Scottish lawyer A.H. Rhind in Thebes in about 1858. Papyrus, 295.5 x 32 cm. Inv. 1865,0218.2 (Obj.ref. EA 10057).
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British Museum/London/Great Britain
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ART585970
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Public
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3600px × 2702px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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2nd Intermediate Period, Egypt (13th-17th dynasty)
Egyptian, Ancient
Mathematics
Papyrus