Anomalocaris Posted September 15, 2015 #1 Share Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) Oldest, Longest Ancient Egyptian Leather Manuscript Found The oldest Egyptian leather manuscript has been found in the shelves of the Egyptian museum in Cairo, where it was stored and forgotten for more than 70 years. Dating from the late Old Kingdom to the early Middle Kingdom (2300-2000 B.C.), the roll measures about 2.5 meters(8.2 feet) and is filled with texts and colorful drawings of the finest quality. “Taking into account that it was written on both sides, we have more than 5 meters (16.4 feet) of texts and drawings, making this the longest leather roll from ancient Egypt,” Wael Sherbiny, the Belgium-based independent scholar who made the finding, told Discovery News. Read more Edited September 15, 2015 by Anomalocaris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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