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Akhmim wooden tablets

Ancient Egyptian texts

The Akhmim wooden tablets, also known as the Cairo wooden tablets are two wooden writing tablets from ancient Egypt, solving arithmetical problems. They each measure around 18 by 10 inches and are covered with plaster. The tablets are inscribed on both sides. The hieroglyphic inscriptions on the first tablet include a list of servants, which is followed by a mathematical text. The text is dated to year 38 of an otherwise unnamed king's reign. The general dating to the early Egyptian Middle Kingdom combined with the high regnal year suggests that the tablets may date to the reign of the 12th Dynasty pharaoh Senusret I, c. 1950 BC. The second tablet also lists several servants and contains further mathematical texts.

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