List of ancient Egyptian papyri


This list of ancient Egyptian papyri includes some of the better known individual papyri written in hieroglyphs, hieratic, demotic or in Greek. Excluded are papyri found abroad or containing Biblical texts which are listed in separate lists.
The content descriptions are preceded by a letter in bold font, indicating the literary genre it belongs to. In the case of collections of texts of various kinds, the first letter refers to the most important text on the papyrus.
NameDate:
century BCE
ContentInstitutionRef #CityCountry
Wadi al-Jarf Papyri26thO - about pyramid constructionEgyptian Museum in Cairo
Dryton and Apollonia ArchivePtolemaicP - family papersdispersed
Abusir Papyri25th or laterO - about Neferirkare Kakai
Moscow Mathematical Papyrus21stS - Mathematical problems and solutionsPushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, MoscowMoscowRussia
Berlin Papyrus21st or laterS - Medical and mathematical topicsP. Berlin 6619BerlinGermany
Westcar Papyrus20thL - Tales of MagicÄgyptisches Museum, BerlinP. Berlin 3033BerlinGermany
Heqanakht papyri20thP - Private Correspondence of HeqanakhtMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York22.3New York CityUnited States
Papyrus Hermitage 1116A
Papyrus Moscow,
Papyrus Carlsberg 6
20th or laterT - Instruction of Merikare
P. Leningrad 111520th or laterL - Tale of the shipwrecked sailorP. Leningrad 1115MoscowRussia
Prisse Papyrus20th or laterT - Instruction addressed to Kagemni
The Maxims of Ptahhotep
Bibliothèque Nationale, ParisParisFrance
Papyrus Berlin 3023
Papyrus Berlin 3025
Papyrus Berlin 10499
20th or laterL - The Eloquent PeasantP. Berlin 3023
P. Berlin 3025
P. Berlin 10499
BerlinGermany
Papyrus Butler 52720th or laterL - The Eloquent PeasantBritish Museum, LondonP. BM 10274LondonUK
Papyrus Berlin 302420th or laterL - Dispute between a man and his Ba, Herdsman's TaleP. Berlin 3024BerlinGermany
Hearst Papyrus20th or laterS - Medical textsUniversity of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CAUnited States
Rhind Mathematical Papyrus19th or laterS - Mathematical problems and solutionsBritish Museum, LondonpBM 10057, pBM 10058LondonUK
Kahun Papyri19thS - Mathematical and medical topicsUniversity College LondonLondonUK
Papyrus Berlin 302219thB - Story of SinuheP. Berlin 3022BerlinGermany
Ramesseum medical papyri18thS - Medical texts
Papyrus Boulaq 1818thO - palace administrationEgyptCairo
London Medical Papyrus18thS - Medical textsBritish Museum, LondonpBM 10059LondonUK
Reisner Papyrus18thO - official records
Ipuwer Papyrus17thT - The Admonitions of IpuwerRijksmuseum van Oudheden, LeidenPapyrus Leiden I 344LeidenNetherlands
Papyrus Golenischeff17thR - Hymn to the Red Crown
Edwin Smith Papyrus16th or earlierS - MedicalNew York Academy of MedicineNew York CityUnited States
Ebers Papyrus16thS - MedicalUniversity of Leipzig,LeipzigGermany
Turin Erotic Papyrus16th or laterD - Animal and erotic cartoonsP. Turin 55001TurinItaly
Millingen Papyrus 16th or laterT - Instructions of Amenemhat
Papyrus of Ani13th or laterF - Book of the DeadCairo Museum, CairoP. Boulaq 4CairoEgypt
Turin King List13thO - KinglistMuseo Egizio, TurinTurinItaly
Papyrus Sallier II13th or laterT - The Satire of the TradesBritish Museum, LondonLondonUK
Papyrus Anastasi I13th or laterT - Satirical letterBritish Museum, LondonpBM 10247LondonUK
Papyrus Harris I12thO - Lists of endowmentsBritish Museum, LondonP. BM 9999.LondonUK
Judicial Papyrus of Turin12thO - Report on the Harem conspiracy against Ramesses III
Papyrus Harris 50012th or laterL - Tale of the doomed prince, The Taking of Joppa, love poems, the Harper's SongBritish Museum, LondonP. BM 10060LondonUK
Papyrus Pushkin I12th or laterL - Moscow literary letterP. Pushkin I
Turin Papyrus12thD - MapMuseo Egizio, TurinTurinItaly
Abbott Papyrus12thO - Investigation of crimes
Leopold II and Amherst Papyrus12thO - Investigation of crimesMusée d'arts, BrusselsBrusselsBelgium
Mayer Papyri12thO - Investigation of crimes
Chester Beatty Medical Papyrus12thS - Medical textsBritish Museum, LondonLondonUK
Papyrus British Museum 1047412thT - Instructions of AmenemopetBritish Museum, LondonP. BM 10474LondonUK
Papyrus Lansing12thT - SchoolbookBritish Museum, LondonP. BM 9994LondonUK
Papyrus Chester Beatty IV12thT - The Immortality of WritersBritish Museum, LondonP. BM 10684LondonUK
Papyrus D’Orbiney12thL - Tale of Two BrothersBritish Museum, LondonP. BM 10183LondonUK
Papyrus Chester Beatty II12thL - Tale of Truth and FalsehoodBritish Museum, LondonP. BM 10682LondonUK
Papyrus Chester Beatty I12thL - Love poetry
Contention between Horus and Seth
Greenfield papyrus11thF - Book of the DeadBritish Museum, LondonBM EA 10554LondonUK
Papyrus Moscow 12011th or laterL - Story of WenamunP. Moscow 120
Papyrus Hood10thW - Onomasticon of AmenopeBritish Museum, LondonP. BM EA 10202LondonUK
Papyrus Berlin 304808thP - Marriage contractP. Berlin 3048BerlinGermany
Papyrus Rylands 906thP - The petition of PedieseJohn Rylands Library, ManchesterP. Rylands 9ManchesterUK
Brooklyn Papyrus04th or laterS - Medical textsBrooklyn MuseumBrooklynUnited States
Papyrus Bremner–Rhind04thR - The Songs of Isis and Nephthys.British Museum, LondonP. BM 10188LondonUK
British Museum Papyrus 1050804th or laterT - Instruction of AnkhsheshonqBritish Museum, LondonP. BM 10508LondonUK
Papyrus Berlin 300804th or laterR - The Lamentations of Isis and NephthysP.Berlin 3008BerlinGermany
Cairo Museum Papyrus No. 3064604th or laterL - Setne ICairo MuseumCairo Museum Papyrus No. 30646CairoEgypt
Cairo Museum Papyrus No. 3069204th or laterL - Setne ICairo MuseumCairo Museum Papyrus No. 30692CairoEgypt
Vienna Demotic Papyrus 616504th or laterL - Story-cycle of King PetubastisVienna Demotic Papyrus 6165ViennaAustria
Leiden Demotic Papyrus I 38404th or laterR - The Myth of the Eye of the SunLeiden Demotic Papyrus I 384
Papyrus Milbank04th or laterF - Book of the DeadOriental InstituteE10486ChicagoUnited States of America
Milan Papyrus03rd or laterL - Poetry in GreekUniversity of MilanP.Mil.Vogl. VIII 309MilanItaly
Carlsberg Papyrus02nd and laterS - Medical textsUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
Insinger Papyrus02nd or laterT - Instruction of Papyrus InsingerLeidenNetherlands
British Museum Papyrus 604.01st or laterL - Setne IIBritish Museum, LondonP. BM 604.LondonUK