Papyrus R (British Museum 10499)

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Papyrus R (British Museum 10499) is an ancient Egyptian manuscript housed in the British Museum, best known as one of the principal sources for the Middle Kingdom literary work "The Tale of Sinuhe."

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Papyrus R 1
Papyrus R (British Museum 10499) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Middle Kingdom manuscript
ancient Egyptian manuscript
literary papyrus
alsoKnownAs BM 10499
Papyrus R
associatedWithDynasty Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
associatedWithRuler Senusret I of Egypt
linked to: Senusret I
associatedWork ancient Egyptian narrative "The Tale of Sinuhe"
linked to: The Tale of Sinuhe
catalogueNumber EA 10499
chronologicalContext early second millennium BCE
cityLocatedIn London
linked to: London, England
collectionCode British Museum 10499
conservationStatus preserved in museum collection
countryLocatedIn United Kingdom
culture ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
fieldOfStudy Egyptology
ancient Near Eastern literature
papyrology
genreOfTextContained ancient Egyptian literature
hasSignificance important source for ancient Egyptian narrative prose
key manuscript for Middle Kingdom literary studies
heldBy British Museum
importanceFor reconstructing Middle Kingdom narrative style
understanding Egyptian concepts of kingship and loyalty
isPrimaryWitnessOf text of The Tale of Sinuhe
isPrincipalSourceFor The Tale of Sinuhe
language Middle Egyptian
literaryFormContained narrative tale
literaryTradition Egyptian wisdom and narrative tradition
mainWorkContained The Tale of Sinuhe
material papyrus
medium ink on papyrus roll
museumDepartment Department of Egypt and Sudan
period Middle Kingdom of Egypt
relatedTo other Sinuhe manuscripts and ostraca
repository British Museum, London
linked to: British Museum
scriptDirection right-to-left
subjectMatter exile and return of Sinuhe
royal ideology in Middle Kingdom Egypt
typeOfWorkContained courtly tale
usedBy Egyptologists studying Middle Kingdom literature
usedFor philological study of Middle Egyptian language
reconstructing the text of The Tale of Sinuhe
writingMaterial ink
writingSystem hieratic script

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The Tale of Sinuhe notableManuscript Papyrus R (British Museum 10499)
Papyrus R (British Museum 10499) alsoKnownAs Papyrus R
linked to: Papyrus R (British Museum 10499)