Learn about Papyrus Waziri 1.... The first and largest papyrus in hieratic script was found in Saqqara

On the sidelines of the celebration of the opening of the first phase of the project to develop the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, Papyrus Waziri 1 was displayed for the first time after the completion of its restoration work in its own window.

This papyrus was found during the excavations of the Egyptian mission in the Saqqara region headed by Dr. Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in May 2022, in the coffin of a person called Ahmose, and the content of this papyrus is a book of the dead of Ahmose written in hieratic script and dates back to the beginning of the Ptolemaic era (300 BC). ).

This papyrus was found inside the coffin of this person, wrapped in its original condition in an excellent state of preservation. This papyrus was dealt with and opened by Egyptian restoration experts in the Egyptian Museum laboratories in Tahrir.

The length of this papyrus is about 16 meters, and it is the longest and most complete papyrus of the Book of My Dead written in hieratic script that was found in Saqqara from this period. The name that appeared on the papyrus.

The name Ahmose appeared on the papyrus about 260 times in the hieratic script.

The papyrus is written in black ink for the majority of the texts, while there are some texts in red ink, and it contains 113 chapters from the Book of the Dead distributed over 150 columns of different sizes and sizes, as well as the number of lines in each column. The chapters were written and arranged in good coordination by writing the chapters in specific places As well as identifying other places for illustrations, and the papyrus begins with an empty space of about 40 cm, then after that there is a large scene showing the owner of the papyrus as he worships the idol Osiris sitting inside the booth.

As for the hieratic script written in the papyrus, it is a clear line written in an organized manner that reflects the professionalism of the writer who carried out this work, as the papyrus is an excellent addition to the texts of the Book of the Dead that date back to the Ptolemaic era from Saqqara.

It should be noted that the Book of the Dead is a collection of religious documents

And the funeral texts that were used in ancient Egypt, to be a guide for the dead on his journey to the other world, as it includes calls to the gods, chants and prayers, then a description of what the souls of the dead find in the other world of reckoning and the punishment and reward that follows them, and every important ancient Egyptian was keen to assign The priests prepare a book of the dead for him, in which his name is mentioned, in preparation for the day of his death, and prepare the rituals of transporting him to his cemetery.