Tale of Sinuhe (Berlin 10499)

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by L. Baylis
published on 11 April 2016

Tale of Sinuhe (Berlin 10499) — The Berlin 10499 papyrus tells the Tale of Sinuhe. It is one of the most well preserved copies of the story. The script was written in Hieratic which is roughly a cursive version of Middle Egyptian. The papyri is also referred to as the Ramesseum papyri. This section of the papyrus is from the beginning of the story.

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© Trustees of the British Museum. Republished under the British Museum Standard Terms of Use for non-profit educational purposes. Original image by L. Baylis. Uploaded by Dylan Campbell, published on 11 April 2016 under the following license: Copyright. You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

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Baylis, L. (2016, April 11). Tale of Sinuhe (Berlin 10499). Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/4890/

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