Among the oldest and most important medical papyri of ancient Egypt, it was purchased at Luxor, (Thebes) in the winter of 1873-74 by Georg Ebers.

In addition, Shabaka is known for creating a well preserved example of Memphite theology by inscribing an old religious papyrus into the Shabaka Stone.

Inside was a book made from pages of very old papyrus.

An older ancient Egyptian papyrus contained a similar table of Egyptian fractions, the Lahun Mathematical Papyri, written around 1850 BCE is about the age of one unknown source for the Rhind papyrus.

I do move through the world by means of questions, and too often I've asked those questions in utter silence, or long centuries ago of people who gave me answers that were fragments which I had to piece together as though they were bits of old papyri.

That the back of an older papyrus was used may indicate that the list was not of great formal importance to the writer, although the primary function of the list is thought to have been as an administrative aid.

When all Europe was writing on the wonderful new vellum, the church stuck to good old papyrus.

The point is that they were made of the same materials-waste linen and old papyrus, dampened and molded into shape before being painted.

Their origins are dated to around the 24th century BC during the Fifth dynasty of Egypt, making them, even though often badly fragmented, also some of the oldest surviving papyri to date.

When I finally reached Antioch on the Orontes-A great and wonderful city that rivaled Rome in population and wealth-I read these old papyri and they told of all the things Akasha had revealed to me.