P. Berlin 3033
E554310
P. Berlin 3033 is the museum inventory number of the Westcar Papyrus, an ancient Egyptian manuscript famous for its collection of magical and wonder tales from the Middle Kingdom.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian manuscript
ⓘ
museum inventory item ⓘ papyrus ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Westcar Papyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Horus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Re NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Fourth Dynasty of Egypt (in narrative setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueDesignation | Papyrus Berlin 3033 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTaleType |
court tales
ⓘ
prophetic narrative ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian culture ⓘ |
| currentStatus | fragmentary ⓘ |
| dateOfWork | Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
magical tales
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narrative literature ⓘ wonder tales ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDate | Second Intermediate Period copy of Middle Kingdom composition ⓘ |
| hasContent |
stories of miracles and wonders performed by magicians
ⓘ
tales set at the court of King Khufu ⓘ |
| hasInventoryNumber | P. Berlin 3033 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalForm | scroll ⓘ |
| hasTitleInScholarship | Westcar Papyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldBy | Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Middle Egyptian ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCollection | Egyptian Museum of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
King Khufu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal magicians ⓘ |
| material | papyrus ⓘ |
| periodDepicted | Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationPlace | Berlin State Museums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField | Egyptology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| significance |
important source for ancient Egyptian narrative literature
ⓘ
important source for the study of Egyptian magic and religion ⓘ one of the most famous literary papyri from ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
divine intervention
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magic ⓘ royal ideology ⓘ |
| writingMaterial | ink ⓘ |
| writingSystem | hieratic script ⓘ |
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