The “Teaching for King Merikare” is incompletely preserved in three different papyri, all of which are dated to the late 18th Dynasty. The Teaching itself…
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The latest attestation of the Egyptian god Heka (“Magic”)
The latest attestation of the Egyptian god Heka (“Magic”) is preserved in an ancient Egyptian ritual instruction for a lamp divination dated to the late…
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Overview Location: Yale University, Beinecke Library, Papyrus Collection Inventory number: P.CtYBR inv. 1793 Material: Papyrus Dating: 6th-7th century Provenance: unknown Dimensions: 8.9 cm x 9.9…
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