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Papyrus Collection

Background imagePapyrus Collection: The Book of the Dead of Hunefer, ca 1450 BC

The Book of the Dead of Hunefer, ca 1450 BC. Found in the collection of British Museum

Background imagePapyrus Collection: The Moscow Mathematical Papyrus (Golenishchev Mathematical Papyrus) Detail: 14th problem, ca 1840BC

The Moscow Mathematical Papyrus (Golenishchev Mathematical Papyrus) Detail: 14th problem, ca 1840BC
The Moscow Mathematical Papyrus (Golenishchev Mathematical Papyrus) Detail: 14th problem, ca 1840 BC. Found in the Collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imagePapyrus Collection: The Fumigation of Osiris, the Book of the Dead of Neb-Qued, Egyptian, 19th Dynasty

The Fumigation of Osiris, the Book of the Dead of Neb-Qued, Egyptian, 19th Dynasty. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, from Thebes, Egypt, c1550 BC

Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, from Thebes, Egypt, c1550 BC
Detail of the Rhind mathematical papyrus, showing mathematical problems, from Thebes, Egypt, End of the Second Intermediate Period, c1550 BC

Background imagePapyrus Collection: A garden pool: fragment of wall painting, Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC

A garden pool: fragment of wall painting, Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Tomb painting of a pool full of ducks, lotus flowers and tilapia fish; papyrus grows along the edge

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 29, with a fragment of Euclids Elements, Between 75 and 125 AD

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 29, with a fragment of Euclids Elements, Between 75 and 125 AD. Found in the Collection of Penn Museum

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Egyptian Ornament (1). The Lotus and Papyrus. Plate 4 from the book: The grammar of ornament

Egyptian Ornament (1). The Lotus and Papyrus. Plate 4 from the book: The grammar of ornament, 1868. Creator: Owen Jones
Egyptian Ornament (1). The Lotus and Papyrus. Plate 4 from the book: The grammar of ornament, 1868

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Column from Luxor, Egypt, (1928). Creator: Unknown

Column from Luxor, Egypt, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Column from Luxor, Egypt, (1928). Papyrus composite column with a sand-stone bud capital...from that part of the temple at Luxor built by Amenophis III...1411-1375 B.C. After Prisse D Avennes

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Young woman in profile, before 1895. Creator: Etienne Tourrette

Young woman in profile, before 1895. Creator: Etienne Tourrette
Young woman in profile, before 1895. Woman with red hair against a background of papyrus plants. (Profil de jeune-fille)

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Frieze Section for the Rothschild Building, Chicago, Illinois, 1881

Frieze Section for the Rothschild Building, Chicago, Illinois, 1881

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Column from Karnak, Egypt, (1928). Creator: Unknown

Column from Karnak, Egypt, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Column from Karnak, Egypt, (1928). Papyrus composite column with bud capital...from the " promenoir"..in Karnak...the eastern part of the great Temple of Amun

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Bouquet capital, Thebes, Egypt, (1928). Creator: Unknown

Bouquet capital, Thebes, Egypt, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Bouquet capital, Thebes, Egypt, (1928). So-called bouquet capitals (papyrus clusters, lilies, nymphaea) as depicted on wall paintings

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Capital from Karnak, Egypt, (1928). Creator: Unknown

Capital from Karnak, Egypt, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Capital from Karnak, Egypt, (1928). Spreading papyrus cluster capital...From the middle aisle of the great columned hall of the great Temple of Amun at Karnak; bears the cartouche of Rameses

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Vignette of the Book of the Dead of Bakenmut, 1000-900 BC. Creator: Unknown

Vignette of the Book of the Dead of Bakenmut, 1000-900 BC. Creator: Unknown
Vignette of the Book of the Dead of Bakenmut, 1000-900 BC

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Book of the Dead of Hori, c. 1069-945 BC. Creator: Unknown

Book of the Dead of Hori, c. 1069-945 BC. Creator: Unknown
Book of the Dead of Hori, c. 1069-945 BC. The Egyptian Book of the Dead--or as they called it, the Book of Going Forth By Day--was not a single, unified, and authoritative manuscript

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Book of the Dead of Bakenmut, 1000-900 BC. Creator: Unknown

Book of the Dead of Bakenmut, 1000-900 BC. Creator: Unknown
Book of the Dead of Bakenmut, 1000-900 BC

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Oracular Amuletic Decree, 1069-715 BC. Creator: Unknown

Oracular Amuletic Decree, 1069-715 BC. Creator: Unknown
Oracular Amuletic Decree, 1069-715 BC

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Book of Amduat, Perhaps of Bakenmut, with Elements of the Tenth through Twelfth Hours, 1000-900 BC

Book of Amduat, Perhaps of Bakenmut, with Elements of the Tenth through Twelfth Hours, 1000-900 BC

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Book of Amduat of Buiruharmut, with Elements of the Tenth through Twelfth Hours, 1000-900 BC

Book of Amduat of Buiruharmut, with Elements of the Tenth through Twelfth Hours, 1000-900 BC

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Papyrus Pond, Brisbane Botanical Gardens, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Papyrus Pond, Brisbane Botanical Gardens, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Papyrus Pond, Brisbane Botanical Gardens, 1901. Subtropical botanic gardens surveyed and selected as a public garden in 1828 by Colonial Botanist Charles Fraser

Background imagePapyrus Collection: The Book of the Dead, Papyrus of Ani. The Hall of Judgment, ca 1250 BC

The Book of the Dead, Papyrus of Ani. The Hall of Judgment, ca 1250 BC. Found in the Collection of British Museum

Background imagePapyrus Collection: The Great Harris Papyrus, from Thebes, Egypt, reign of Ramesses IV, c1200 BC

The Great Harris Papyrus, from Thebes, Egypt, reign of Ramesses IV, c1200 BC
The Great Harris Papyrus, from Thebes, probably Deir el-Medina, Egypt, reign of Rameses IV, c1200 BC. At forty-two metres, this is one of the longest papyri still in existence from ancient Egypt

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead on papyrus showing written hieroglyphs

Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead on papyrus showing written hieroglyphs. Depiction of ploughing with oxen. From the Bodmer Library, Geneva, Switzerland

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Book of the Dead of Buiruhar(mut), 1000-900 BC. Creator: Unknown

Book of the Dead of Buiruhar(mut), 1000-900 BC. Creator: Unknown
Book of the Dead of Buiruhar(mut), 1000-900 BC

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Scene from the Book of the Dead of Any, Egyptian, c1275 BC, (c1900-1920)

Scene from the Book of the Dead of Any, Egyptian, c1275 BC, (c1900-1920). In the centre are the scales used for weighing the heart, attended by Anubis, the jackal-headed god of embalming

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Ancient Egyptian papyrus, 11th-10th century BC

Ancient Egyptian papyrus, 11th-10th century BC. Detail from a funerary papyrus dating from the 21st Dynasty. Four figures in a boat

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Soul-bird & Mummy, Book of the Dead, Egyptian Papyrus of Ani, Thebes, c1250BC

Soul-bird & Mummy, Book of the Dead, Egyptian Papyrus of Ani, Thebes, c1250BC. The Papyrus of Ani is a papyrus manuscript with cursive hieroglyphs and color illustrations created c1250 BC

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Cretan fresco of a monkey and papyrus, 16th-14th century BC

Cretan fresco of a monkey and papyrus, 16th-14th century BC
Cretan fresco of a monkey and papyrus from the Minoan royal palace at Knossos, 16th-14th century BC

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Egyptian papyrus of the cat of Ra killing Apophis the snake of evil

Egyptian papyrus of the cat of Ra killing Apophis the snake of evil
An image of the cat of Ra killing Apophis the snake of evil, from the papyrus of Hunefer, from the British Museums collection

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Fowling in the marshes: wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c1350 BC

Fowling in the marshes: wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c1350 BC
Fowling in the marshes: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun (no. 10), Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Weighing of the heart of the deceased against the feather of truth from the Egyptian Book of the Dea

Weighing of the heart of the deceased against the feather of truth from the Egyptian Book of the Dea
Weighing of the heart of the deceased (Anhai) against the feather of truth by Anubis. Ammut waits to devour the heart if not justified. Thoth, on the left, records the verdict

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Egyptian papyrus showing the god Nun

Egyptian papyrus showing the god Nun
Egyptian papyrus showing the god of the primeval waters Nun, holding the emblem of long life. The blue-green colours of his body reflect waters

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Relief of two figures of Hapy god of the Nile, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt

Relief of two figures of Hapy god of the Nile, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt
Relief of two figures of Hapi (Hapy) god of the Nile, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt. The Lotus (Upper Nile) and the Papyrus (Lower Nile) are bound together through inundation

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Relief of Horus (falcon-headed god), Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt, c251 BC - c246 BC

Relief of Horus (falcon-headed god), Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt, c251 BC - c246 BC
Relief of Horus (falcon-headed god), Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, c251 BC-c246 BC. Horus (falcon-headed god)

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Wall painting from the tomb of Akhenaten, Ancient Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1375 BC

Wall painting from the tomb of Akhenaten, Ancient Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1375 BC. The painting shows waterfowl flying up out of reeds

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Egyptian cosmos

Egyptian cosmos. The Goddess Nut bending to form the sky. Papyrus copy based on late Egyptian temple at Denderah

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Privilege granted by Pope John XIII Dilectioni et Fraternitati to the bishops of Gauls

Privilege granted by Pope John XIII Dilectioni et Fraternitati to the bishops of Gauls, papyrus document issued in Rome, January 971

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Privilege granted by Pope John XIII Agnovimus Qualiter to the Count of Barcelona

Privilege granted by Pope John XIII Agnovimus Qualiter to the Count of Barcelona, ??Borrell II, papyrus document issued in Rome, January 971

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Privilege granted by Pope John XIII If pastors ovium Archbishop Ato from Vic

Privilege granted by Pope John XIII If pastors ovium Archbishop Ato from Vic, the document granting the pallium to Ato, badge symbolizing the power of the archbishop within the church

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Statue of Goddess Sekhmet with ornamental papyrus of Ramses IV, about 1160 b. C

Statue of Goddess Sekhmet with ornamental papyrus of Ramses IV, about 1160 b. C
Statue of Goddess Sekhmet with ornamental papyrus of Ramses IV, about 1160 b.C

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Ancient Egyptian Funerary Text, 2th century BC

Ancient Egyptian Funerary Text, 2th century BC. Found in the Collection of Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Ancient Egyptian Funerary Text. Artist: Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Funerary Text. Artist: Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian Funerary Text. Found in the collection of Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest

Background imagePapyrus Collection: The Book of the Dead. Artist: Ancient Egypt

The Book of the Dead. Artist: Ancient Egypt
The Book of the Dead. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Papyrus letter from a schoolboy to his father, c200 AD (1956)

Papyrus letter from a schoolboy to his father, c200 AD (1956). A print from Things, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Judgement of the Dead, from the Temple of Deir-el-Bahari, Egypt, c1025 BC (1936)

Judgement of the Dead, from the Temple of Deir-el-Bahari, Egypt, c1025 BC (1936). Papyrus. Anubis weighs the heart of the deceased in the presence of Thoth

Background imagePapyrus Collection: A page from The Book Of The Dead, 1926

A page from The Book Of The Dead, 1926. The Book of the Dead was a description of the ancient Egyptian conception of the afterlife and a collection of hymns, spells

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Tutankhamun?s sandal decorated with bound prisoners and sema-tawy symbols, 14th cen. BC

Tutankhamun?s sandal decorated with bound prisoners and sema-tawy symbols, 14th cen. BC. Artist: Ancient Egypt
Tutankhamun?s sandal decorated with bound prisoners and sema-tawy symbols, 14th cen. BC. Found in the collection of the The Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Book of the Dead of the scribe Nebqed, detail of the deceased before Osiris, 18th Dynasty

Book of the Dead of the scribe Nebqed, detail of the deceased before Osiris, 18th Dynasty. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Ancient Egyptian papyrus of death kneeling before a snake

Ancient Egyptian papyrus of death kneeling before a snake. From the collection of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin, Germany

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Detail from an Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

Detail from an Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. From the collection of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin, Germany

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Granite pillars with lotus and papyrus decoration, Temple of Amun-Re, Karnak, Egypt, 20th century

Granite pillars with lotus and papyrus decoration, Temple of Amun-Re, Karnak, Egypt, 20th century

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Ancient Egyptian cosmos, 11th-10th century BC

Ancient Egyptian cosmos, 11th-10th century BC. A papyrus dating from the 21st Dynasty. Nut (heaven), stretches over the Earth, represented by her brother Geb, who lies below her

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Ancient Egyptian cosmos, c1025 BC

Ancient Egyptian cosmos, c1025 BC. Nut (heaven), stretches over the Earth, represented by her brother Geb, who lies below her

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Egyptian Papyrus of Queen Nejmet, c11th century BC

Egyptian Papyrus of Queen Nejmet, c11th century BC. RA and Khepri in boat of the Sun-god drawn by the 12 gods of the hours of night with the infant sun and the Beetle-god of Creation

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Scarab-beetle, God with Infant Sun and Sun-Disc below, c11th century BC

Scarab-beetle, God with Infant Sun and Sun-Disc below, c11th century BC. 21st Dynasty, Egyptian Papyrus of Queen Nejmet. Nodjmet was an ancient Egyptian noble lady of the late 20th-early 21st

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Ceremony of Opening the Mouth of the Mummy before the Tomb, c1300BC

Ceremony of Opening the Mouth of the Mummy before the Tomb, c1300BC. Detail from the Papyrus of Hunefer, Ancient Egypt, Early XIX Dynasty. At British Museum

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Roman Portait of a Young Man from Pompeii, c1st century

Roman Portait of a Young Man from Pompeii, c1st century
Roman Portait of a Young Man from Pompeii. Wearing a laurel wreath and holding a papyrus rotulus. At National Museum, Naples

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Papyrus, Embalming, Anubis, Ancient Egyptian, c10th century BC

Papyrus, Embalming, Anubis, Ancient Egyptian, c10th century BC. Jackal headed anubis, god of embalming. Held at the Louvre

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Papyrus of Ani, c1250 BC

Papyrus of Ani, c1250 BC. The Papyrus of Ani is a papyrus manuscript with cursive hieroglyphs and color illustrations created c. 1250 BCE, in the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Egyptian Papyrus Nespaquachouty c1050BC-1000 BC

Egyptian Papyrus Nespaquachouty c1050BC-1000 BC
Egyptian Papyrus Nespaquachouty c1050-1000 BC. The accused wearing the Feather of Truth before the God Ra and 2 goddesses

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Egyptian Papyrus of Ani Ploughing, Theban Book of the Dead, c1250 BC

Egyptian Papyrus of Ani Ploughing, Theban Book of the Dead, c1250 BC. Held at British Museum

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Papyrus of Ani, Mourners Ancient Egyptian Funeral Procession, c1250 BC

Papyrus of Ani, Mourners Ancient Egyptian Funeral Procession, c1250 BC. This section of Ani?s Book of the Dead shows his funeral procession, . hed at British Museum

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Detail of Papyrus of Hent-Taul, Egypt, 21st Dynasty, c1069 BC - 945 BC

Detail of Papyrus of Hent-Taul, Egypt, 21st Dynasty, c1069 BC - 945 BC. Papyrus of musician-priestess of Amun-Ra, entitled What is In The Underworld

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Detail of the Papyrus of Ker Asher, from Theses, 1st century BC

Detail of the Papyrus of Ker Asher, from Theses, 1st century BC. Anubis leading Ker Asher (the deceased) followed by Hathor, British Museum

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Depiction of a man and his wife making offerings to Osiris

Depiction of a man and his wife making offerings to Osiris
Depiction of Ani and his wife Tutu making offerings to Osiris, from Anis Book of the Dead, from the British Museums collection

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Detail from the Book of the Dead of Ani; sheet 4

Detail from the Book of the Dead of Ani; sheet 4; showing the conclusion of the judgement, with Ani introduced to Osiris. From the British Museums collection

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Detail from the Egyptian satirical papyrus of a fox playing the pipes and leading goats, and a cat

Detail from the Egyptian satirical papyrus of a fox playing the pipes and leading goats, and a cat leading geese. From the British Museums collection

Background imagePapyrus Collection: An image on an Egyptian papyrus of draughts-playing, Anis Book of the Dead (sheet 7)

An image on an Egyptian papyrus of draughts-playing, Anis Book of the Dead (sheet 7)
An image of draughts-playing between Ani and his wife, from Anis Book of the Dead (sheet 7). From Thebes. From the British Museums collection

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Counting the geese: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c1350 BC

Counting the geese: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c1350 BC
Counting the geese: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, (no 2), Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Showing a man herding geese with text above beginning do not rush with

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Egyptian image of farming in the Elysian Fields

Egyptian image of farming in the Elysian Fields
Book of the Dead of Anhai; sheet 5, Egyptian, 20th Dynasty. Vignette of Osiris watching the judgement of Anhai. Spell 110 with vignette of Field of Reeds. Note the Benu birds in the lower left

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Image of the Egyptian deity Ammit

Image of the Egyptian deity Ammit at the weighing of the heart, from the papyrus of Keb Asher (a Book of the Dead), from the British Museums collection

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Detail from an Egyptian papyrus showing a game of draughts

Detail from an Egyptian papyrus showing a game of draughts
Detail from the Egyptian papyrus of Ani showing a game of draughts between Ani and his wife

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Detail from the Egyptian papyrus of Ani

Detail from the Egyptian papyrus of Ani showing the animal headed Keeper, Guard, and Announcer of one of the Seven Gates of the Ocean

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Egyptian papyrus with a depiction of the weighing of the heart

Egyptian papyrus with a depiction of the weighing of the heart of the decased, Ani, on the left against the feather of truth on the right by the jackal-headed god Anubis

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Detail of an Egyptian papyrus showing the eye of Horus

Detail of an Egyptian papyrus showing the eye of Horus from the Ledien Rijksmuseum

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Egyptian papyrus showing an allegory of the cosmos

Egyptian papyrus showing an allegory of the cosmos: the sky-goddess Nut is above the earth-god Geb, and between them sails the boat of the sun-god Re. From the Louvres collection

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Detail from the Egyptian satirical papyrus of a lion and a unicorn playing a board game

Detail from the Egyptian satirical papyrus of a lion and a unicorn playing a board game
Detail from the Egyptian satirical papyrus of a lion and a unicorn playing Senet, a board game similar to draughts

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Image of the Egyptian creative myth from the Papyrus of Anhai

Image of the Egyptian creative myth from the Papyrus of Anhai, showing Shu (the god of air) supporting the boat of Khefri (the scarab-headed god of creation)

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Detail of the papyrus of Temnieu, showing the cosmos

Detail of the papyrus of Temnieu, showing the cosmos. From left to right are the Ram, Osiris and the Goose, Geb the earth, and Nut the goddess of the sky. On the right, a deity worships

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Detail of the papyrus of Queen Nejmet

Detail of the papyrus of Queen Nejmet from her Book of the Dead, from Thebes. It show the rising sun-disc, the infant sun and the beetle who is the created beetle of becoming

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Papyrus image of the goddess Maat

Papyrus image of the goddess Maat
Papyrus image of the Egyptian goddess Maat, wearing the feather of truth

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Papyrus of Anubis preparing a mummy

Papyrus of Anubis preparing a mummy: a detail from the papyrus of Ani, a Theban Book of the Dead from the British Museums collection

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Ivory panel of a lioness devouring a boy, Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud, Phoenician

Ivory panel of a lioness devouring a boy, Palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud, Phoenician
Inlaid ivory panel of a lioness devouring a boy, palace of Ashurnasirpal II, Nimrud, northern Iraq, Phoenician, 9th-8th century BC

Background imagePapyrus Collection: Detail from a Book of the Dead papyrus, Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Detail from a Book of the Dead papyrus, Egyptian Museum, Cairo. The hippopotamus goddess of childbirth Taweret is visible in the top left



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