Papyrus Jarf A and B

logbooks written ca. 2,500 BC, recording the daily activities of stone transportation from the Tura limestone quarry to and from Giza during the 4th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt
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Summary

Papyrus Jarf An and B is a business record[1]. It draws 1,079 Wikipedia views per month (business_record category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Papyrus Jarf An and B is credited with the discovery of Pierre Tallet[3].
  • Papyrus Jarf An and B's instance of is recorded as business record[4].
  • Papyrus Jarf An and B's instance of is recorded as manuscript[5].
  • Wadi al-Jarf is named after Papyrus Jarf An and B[6].
  • Papyrus Jarf An and B is made of papyrus[7].
  • Papyrus Jarf An and B's location of discovery is recorded as Wadi al-Jarf[8].
  • Papyrus Jarf An and B's language of work or name is recorded as Egyptian[9].
  • Papyrus Jarf An and B's country of origin is recorded as Fourth Dynasty of Egypt[10].
  • 2500 BC marks the founding of Papyrus Jarf An and B[11].
  • Papyrus Jarf An and B's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 2013[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include business record[4] and manuscript[5].

Origins

Wadi al-Jarf is named after Papyrus Jarf An and B[6]. 2500 BC marks the founding of it[11].

Why It Matters

Papyrus Jarf An and B draws 1,079 Wikipedia views per month (business_record category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · C960657 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
    Country of origin → —
    Location of discovery → Wadi al-Jarf
    Instance of → business record, manuscript
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lex id: Wadi_el-Jarf-papyri"
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