Papyrus R (British Museum 10499)
E818165
Papyrus R (British Museum 10499) is an ancient Egyptian manuscript housed in the British Museum, best known as one of the principal sources for the Middle Kingdom literary work "The Tale of Sinuhe."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Kingdom manuscript
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ancient Egyptian manuscript ⓘ literary papyrus ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
BM 10499
NERFINISHED
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Papyrus R NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | Senusret I of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | ancient Egyptian narrative "The Tale of Sinuhe" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | EA 10499 ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | early second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| cityLocatedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionCode | British Museum 10499 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | preserved in museum collection ⓘ |
| countryLocatedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Egyptology
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ancient Near Eastern literature ⓘ papyrology ⓘ |
| genreOfTextContained | ancient Egyptian literature ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important source for ancient Egyptian narrative prose
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key manuscript for Middle Kingdom literary studies ⓘ |
| heldBy | British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importanceFor |
reconstructing Middle Kingdom narrative style
ⓘ
understanding Egyptian concepts of kingship and loyalty ⓘ |
| isPrimaryWitnessOf | text of The Tale of Sinuhe ⓘ |
| isPrincipalSourceFor | The Tale of Sinuhe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Middle Egyptian ⓘ |
| literaryFormContained | narrative tale ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Egyptian wisdom and narrative tradition ⓘ |
| mainWorkContained | The Tale of Sinuhe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | papyrus ⓘ |
| medium | ink on papyrus roll ⓘ |
| museumDepartment | Department of Egypt and Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | other Sinuhe manuscripts and ostraca ⓘ |
| repository | British Museum, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
exile and return of Sinuhe
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royal ideology in Middle Kingdom Egypt ⓘ |
| typeOfWorkContained | courtly tale ⓘ |
| usedBy | Egyptologists studying Middle Kingdom literature ⓘ |
| usedFor |
philological study of Middle Egyptian language
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reconstructing the text of The Tale of Sinuhe ⓘ |
| writingMaterial | ink ⓘ |
| writingSystem | hieratic script ⓘ |
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