The Oldest Mention of the Great Pyramid Is in a Boatman's Diary

The oldest surviving mention of the Great Pyramid by its own name is not carved on the pyramid. It is in the logbook of Merer, an inspector who hauled limestone for Khufu, found in 2013 on the Red Sea coast. It is the oldest inscribed papyrus ever found in Egypt.

The full 11-minute film is linked above the title.

Illustrations are reconstructions. The diary lines follow Pierre Tallet's published translation.

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