P. Berlin 3033

E554310

P. Berlin 3033 is the museum inventory number of the Westcar Papyrus, an ancient Egyptian manuscript famous for its collection of magical and wonder tales from the Middle Kingdom.

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P. Berlin 3033 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian manuscript
museum inventory item
papyrus
alsoKnownAs Westcar Papyrus
associatedWithDeity Horus
Re
associatedWithDynasty Fourth Dynasty of Egypt (in narrative setting)
catalogueDesignation Papyrus Berlin 3033
containsTaleType court tales
prophetic narrative
culture ancient Egyptian culture
currentStatus fragmentary
dateOfWork Middle Kingdom of Egypt
discoveredIn Egypt
genre magical tales
narrative literature
wonder tales
hasApproximateDate Second Intermediate Period copy of Middle Kingdom composition
hasContent stories of miracles and wonders performed by magicians
tales set at the court of King Khufu
hasInventoryNumber P. Berlin 3033
hasPhysicalForm scroll
hasTitleInScholarship Westcar Papyrus
heldBy Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Berlin
language Middle Egyptian
locatedInCity Berlin
locatedInCollection Egyptian Museum of Berlin
locatedInCountry Germany
mainCharacter King Khufu
linked to: Khufu

royal magicians
material papyrus
periodDepicted Old Kingdom of Egypt
preservationPlace Berlin State Museums
researchField Egyptology
scriptDirection right-to-left
significance important source for ancient Egyptian narrative literature
important source for the study of Egyptian magic and religion
one of the most famous literary papyri from ancient Egypt
subjectMatter divine intervention
magic
royal ideology
writingMaterial ink
writingSystem hieratic script

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Westcar Papyrus museumInventoryNumber P. Berlin 3033
P. Berlin 3033 hasInventoryNumber P. Berlin 3033