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Rhind Mathematical Papyrus

example of ancient Egyptian mathematics

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Date: Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
Place of origin: Thebes, Egypt
Language: Egyptian ( Hieratic )
Scribe: Ahmes
Material: Papyrus
Size: First section ( BM 10057 ): Length: 295.5 cm (116.3 in) Width: 32 cm (13 in) Second section ( BM 10058 ): Length: 199.5 cm (78.5 in) Width: 32 cm (13 in)

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The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus (RMP; also designated as papyrus British Museum 10057, pBM 10058, and Brooklyn Museum 37.1784Ea-b) is one of the best known examples of ancient Egyptian mathematics.

It is one of two well-known mathematical papyri, along with the Moscow Mathematical Papyrus. The Rhind Papyrus is the larger, but younger, of the two.