The Kahun Papyri (KP; also Petrie Papyri or Lahun Papyri) are a collection of ancient Egyptian texts discussing administrative, mathematical and medical topics. Its many fragments were discovered by

Flinders Petrie Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie ( – ), commonly known as simply Flinders Petrie, was a British Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology and the preservation of artefacts. He held the first chair of Egypt ...

in 1889 and are kept at the

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = � ...

. This collection of papyri is one of the largest ever found. Most of the texts are dated to ca. 1825 BC, to the reign of

Amenemhat III :''See Amenemhat, for other individuals with this name.'' Amenemhat III ( Ancient Egyptian: ''Ỉmn-m-hꜣt'' meaning 'Amun is at the forefront'), also known as Amenemhet III, was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the sixth king of the Twelfth Dy ...

. In general the collection spans the

Middle Kingdom of Egypt The Middle Kingdom of Egypt (also known as The Period of Reunification) is the period in the history of ancient Egypt following a period of political division known as the First Intermediate Period. The Middle Kingdom lasted from approximately ...

. The texts span a variety of topics: *Business papers of the cult of Senusret II. *Hymns to king Senusret III. *The Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus, which deals with

gynaecological Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, forming the combined area ...

illnesses and conditions. *The Lahun Mathematical Papyri are a collection of mathematical texts. *A veterinarian papyrus. *A late Middle Kingdom account, listing festivals.A late Middle Kingdom account, listing festivals
from University College, London

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A Kahun Mathematical Fragment
a paper by John A.R. Legon

Egyptian papyri History of veterinary medicine {{papyrus-stub

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