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Photo of ancient papyrus document, showing vertical and horizontal striations from the strips of pith of the papyrus plant. This list of papyri from ancient Egypt includes some of the better known individual papyri written in hieroglyphs , hieratic , demotic or in ancient Greek .
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One source used for determining the method by which papyrus was created in antiquity is through the examination of tombs in the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, which housed a necropolis containing many murals displaying the process of papyrus-making.
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The papyrus in Cairo was discovered in 1857, within a tomb in Thebes. It represents the last ten pages of a work of which all other pages are lost; of these, eight were in a good condition. [1] [2] The Louvre papyrus gives the same information as is found on the last two pages of the Cairo document. [2]
Fragment of cartonnage from a New Kingdom coffin (Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum). The materials used to produce cartonnage changed over time. In the Middle Kingdom it was common to use plastered linen; during the Third Intermediate Period, linen and stucco; during the Ptolemaic period, old papyrus scrolls; and during the Roman period, thicker fibrous materials.
Egyptian medical papyri are ancient Egyptian texts written on papyrus which permit a glimpse at medical procedures and practices in ancient Egypt. These papyri give details on disease, diagnosis , and remedies of disease, which include herbal remedies , surgery, and magical incantations .
Magic was an important component in Ancient Egyptian culture. Nevertheless, scholars understand very little about Egyptian magical practices. The magician's box is an important discovery because it is the most complete collection found for this profession. The items in the box provide a better context of magic in Ancient Egypt. [3]