Berlin Papyrus 6619

Berlin Papyrus 6619
Berlin Papyrus 6619, as reproduced in 1900 by Schack-Schackenburg
Createdc. 1800 BC
DiscoveredEgypt
Present locationBerlin, Germany

The Berlin Papyrus 6619, simply called the Berlin Papyrus when the context makes it clear, is one of the primary sources of ancient Egyptian mathematics. One of the two mathematics problems on the Papyrus may suggest that the ancient Egyptians knew the Pythagorean theorem.

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