{{Short description|Ancient Egyptian texts}} {{Expand German|Medizinische Papyri aus Lahun|date=January 2016}} {{Expand French|Papyrus d'El-Lahoun|date=January 2016}} [[File:PKahun LV2.jpg|thumb|300px|Fragments of the ''Kahun Papyrus'' on veterinary medicine]] {{commonscat|Kahun Papyri}}
The '''Kahun Papyri''' ('''KP'''; also '''Petrie Papyri''' or '''Lahun Papyri''') are a collection of ancient Egyptian texts discussing administrative, mathematical and medical topics. Its many fragments were discovered by Flinders Petrie in 1889 and are kept at the University College London. This collection of papyri is one of the largest ever found. Most of the texts are dated to ca. 1825 BC, to the reign of Amenemhat III. In general the collection spans the Middle Kingdom of Egypt.<ref>[http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/lahun/papyri.html Lahun Papyrus Collection at University College, London]</ref> The texts span a variety of topics: *Business papers of the cult of Senusret II. *Hymns to king Senusret III.<ref>[http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/lahun/kinghymns.html Hymns to king Senusret III] from University College, London</ref> *The Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus, which deals with gynaecological illnesses and conditions.<ref>[http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/med/birthpapyrus.html A Healing Papyrus] from University College, London</ref> *The Lahun Mathematical Papyri are a collection of mathematical texts. *A veterinarian Papyrus<ref>[http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/lahun/ucarchivelahun/uc32036small.gif Veterinarian Papyrus] from University College, London</ref> *A late Middle Kingdom account, listing festivals.<ref>[http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/lahun/festivallistmk.html A late Middle Kingdom account, listing festivals] from University College, London</ref>
==See also== * List of ancient Egyptian papyri
==References== <references/>
==External links== *[https://archive.today/20120903212013/http://www.legon.demon.co.uk/kahun.htm A Kahun Mathematical Fragment], a paper by John A.R. Legon *{{PlanetMath|KahunPapyrusAndArithmeticProgressions|Kahun Papyrus and Arithmetic Progressions}}
Category:Papyri from ancient Egypt Category:2nd-millennium BC manuscripts Category:History of veterinary medicine
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