Book of the Faiyum papyrus – Cairo

The papyrus below is a fragment of a much larger papyrus namely The Book of the Fajum. It concerns the 8th section and summarises the significance of Lake Karun as the temple of Sobek of Shedet and place where the names of the most important gods are hidden. The cartouche reads, “The name of the sun god Ra, of Osiris, of Horus and of the pharaoh, is in the lake.” Source: Jan Koek (Mehen)

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See Les papyrus égyptiens du Musée de Boulaq (Band 1), Auguste Mariette, 1871, Plate 1

NB. This papyrus had been published as “unidentified” on this site until May 2024, thanks to Jan Koek I was able to add the correct information

Room 29, EMC Cairo

Fragment of The Book of the Faiyum papyrus

Length 22 cm, height 23 cm
Ref. No. Cairo JE 95772, CG -, Boulaq 1
Photo VB 2021