Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · papyrus
Heqanakht Account VI
Description
Papyrus, ink
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
An ancient Egyptian mathematical papyrus with calculations.
The image depicts a fragmentary papyrus containing columns of numbers and calculations written in black ink. It appears to be a mathematical text, featuring several arithmetic operations. The papyrus is worn and exhibits significant areas of loss, particularly in the central section. The script style suggests a standardized layout typical of Egyptian mathematical documents.
daily life
Middle Kingdom
fragmentary
Materials
papyrus
Signs
numerical notation ×20
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244151 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.3.521 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545450 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.