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Rhind Mathematical Papyrus. From Thebes, Egypt. End of the Second Intermediate Period, around 1550 BCE. This papyrus is not a theoretical treatise, but a list of practical problems encountered in administrative and building works. The text contains eighty-four problems concerned with numerical operations, practical problem-solving, and geometrical shapes. 31.9 x 34.3 cm. Inv. 10058 10058 1865,0218.3.
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British Museum/London/Great Britain
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ART542083
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Public
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5000px × 3753px
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© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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2nd Intermediate Period, Egypt (13th-17th dynasty)
Calculation
Daily life
Mathematics
Minor Arts
Papyrus
Thebes, Egypt (incl. West Thebes, Karnak, Luxor)