Rhind Mathematical Papyrus

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• All the scripts (including the diagrams) are flipped to be read left to right.

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tp-ḥsb

Rubrum. Written in red.

m[j ḫpr]

/j/ restored from partial damage. /ḫpr/ restored from being almost entirely damaged or missing.

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The scribe omitted the glyph.

ḫpr-ḫr

The scribe wrote an extra glyph.

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Line number.

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|1| tp-ḥsb n h.t m ḫ.t rḫ nt.t nb.t snk.t [— —] stꜣ.t nb.t
jw jst grt |2| spẖr.n.tw sfdw pn m ḥꜣ.t-sp 33 jbd 4 Ꜣḫ[.t] [— —] bjtj Ꜥꜣ-Wsr-Rꜥ dy ꜥnḫ m snt r zẖ |3| n jsw.t jry m hꜣw [ny-]sw[.t] [Ny-Mꜣ]Ꜥt-[Rꜥ]
jn ss Jʾḥ-Msw spẖr snn pn

Contents

• Rhind Mathematical Papyrus/Fraction table
• Rhind Mathematical Papyrus/Problems 1–20
• Rhind Mathematical Papyrus/Problems 21–40
• Rhind Mathematical Papyrus/Problems 41–60
• Rhind Mathematical Papyrus/Problems 61–84
• Rhind Mathematical Papyrus/Numbers 85–87

References

• Chace, Arnold Buffum; et al. (1929). The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus. Vol. 2.