The Papyrus of Merer — sometimes called the Diary of Merer — documents an overseer of workers who traveled to Tura to quarry fine white limestone for casing a great pyramid. The text includes the pyramid determinative glyph and Khufu's cartouche, and a tomb inscription for Deddy notes he was "known by Khufu." Most scholars link the papyrus to Khufu's monument, though some argue it could reference the broader Giza complex.
Merer Papyrus links to Khufu's pyramid construction
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- The Papyrus of Merer (Diary of Merer) documents an overseer of workmen who went to Tura to cut white fine limestone for the casing of the pyramid
- The tomb of Deddy states he is "known by Khufu"
- Most scholars accept the papyrus refers to the pyramid, though some argue it could refer to the broader Giza complex
- The papyrus includes the pyramid determinative glyph and the Khufu cartouche
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The Diary of Merer: A 4,500-Year-Old Papyrus That Details The ...amusingplanet.com
Merer's journal thus chronicles the last known year of Khufu's reign, when the ancient Egyptians were putting finishing touches on the Great Pyramid.
Pierre Tallet Publishes the "Diary or Logbook of Merer" that ...historyofinformation.com
Pierre Tallet's book concerns two of the best preserved papyri (papyrus A and B) found at the harbor of Khufu on the Red Sea coast at Wadi-al-Jarf.
Oldest papyrus | Guinness World Recordsguinnessworldrecords.com
The papyrus consists of a set of tersely written journals or log-books kept by a government official who identifies himself as "Inspector Merer". He was in ...
The World's Oldest Papyrus and What It Can Tell Us About the Great ...smithsonianmag.com
Among the papyri was the journal of a previously unknown official named Merer, who led a crew of some 200 men who traveled from one end of Egypt to the other ...
Diary Of A Pyramid Labourer // Oldest Papyrus Discovered 2550 BC ...archive.org
The oldest written papyrus yet discovered, it takes the form of a daily logbook of an 'Inspector Merer' whose job is to transport limestone from the nearby ...
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