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Papyri from ancient Egypt

  • Rylands PapyriThousands of papyrus fragments rest in the John Rylands University Library, Manchester. These documents arrived from North Africa and Greece over many…
  • Westcar PapyrusIn 1823 or 1824, British adventurer Henry Westcar apparently discovered the papyrus during travels in Egypt. He did not note the exact circumstances under…