Nature - The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus: British Museum 10057 and 10058 Photographic Facsimile, Hieroglyphic Transcription, Transliteration, Literal Translation, Free Translation, Mathematical ...

1 min read The Rhind Papyrus In 1700 B. C. an Egyptian scribe named A'h-mosè set down his "knowledge of existing things all," a document which is now the principal source of what we know of ...

But it was expensive - a 17-foot roll like the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus would have cost two copper deben, about the same as a small goat. So this is an object for the well-off.

Rhind Mathematical Papyrus. Neil MacGregor describes man's early calculations on an Egyptian papyrus fragment. 14 mins; A History of the World in 100 Objects.