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Rhind Mathematical Papyrus

c. 1550 BCE · 16th century BCE · Also known as Ahmes Papyrus

The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus is the largest surviving mathematical text from ancient Egypt, copied by the scribe Ahmose in the 33rd year of the Hyksos king Apepi from an original of the Twelfth Dynasty. It contains over eighty worked problems on fractions, arithmetic, areas, volumes and the division of goods. Bought at Luxor in 1858 by the Scottish antiquarian Alexander Henry Rhind, it is now in the British Museum.

Rhind Mathematical Papyrus
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Rhind Mathematical Papyrus. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rhind-mathematical-papyrus
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