page_title: Abusir Papyri
hierarchical_section_title: Abusir Papyri
caption_attribution_description: English: Fragments of papyri from Abusir
context_page_description: The Abusir Papyri are the largest papyrus findings to date from the Old Kingdom in ancient Egypt. The first papyri were discovered in 1893 at Abu Gorab near Abusir in northern Egypt. Their origins are dated to around the 24th century BC during the Fifth dynasty of Egypt, making them, even though often badly fragmented, among some of the oldest surviving papyri to date. Later on a large number of additional manuscript fragments were discovered in the area.
context_section_description: The Abusir Papyri are the largest papyrus findings to date from the Old Kingdom in ancient Egypt. The first papyri were discovered in 1893 at Abu Gorab near Abusir in northern Egypt. Their origins are dated to around the 24th century BC during the Fifth dynasty of Egypt, making them, even though often badly fragmented, among some of the oldest surviving papyri to date. Later on a large number of additional manuscript fragments were discovered in the area.
caption: Fragments of an Abusir papyrus
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