Moscow Mathematical Papyrus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Moscow_Mathematical_Papyrus
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_Egyptian_mathematical_text
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Golenishchev_Mathematical_Papyrus
gptkbp:contains gptkb:mathematics
solutions
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Pushkin_State_Museum_of_Fine_Arts
gptkbp:date circa 1850 BCE
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Vladimir_Golenishchev
gptkbp:language ancient Egyptian
gptkbp:length approximately 5.44 meters
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:museum gptkb:Golenishchev_4676
gptkbp:numberOfIssues calculation of the surface area of a hemisphere
calculation of the volume of a frustum
problems involving geometry
problems involving linear equations
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 25
gptkbp:period gptkb:Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Rhind_Mathematical_Papyrus
gptkbp:significance one of the oldest known mathematical texts
gptkbp:writtenBy hieratic script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Egyptian_mathematics
gptkb:Egyptian_science
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Moscow Mathematical Papyrus