Papyrus Jarf A, the Diary of Merer

Not kept here. This copy isn't ours to show. See it where it's published.

Found in 2013 at the entrance of the storage galleries; the logbook of a crew carrying limestone from Tura to Giza by boat.

IFAO mission. publisher (IFAO); plates in the edition

Copies 2

PhotoIFAO mission · orient-mediterranee.com · 2017 · publisher (IFAO); plates in the editionPrimary source: Les papyrus de la mer Rouge I. Le « Journal de Merer » (Papyrus Jarf A et B)1 step from the original

Where it's published

TranscriptionPierre Tallet · orient-mediterranee.com · 2017 · publisher (IFAO)Primary source: Les papyrus de la mer Rouge I. Le « Journal de Merer » (Papyrus Jarf A et B)2 steps from the original

Where it's published

Where it was made

Wadi al-Jarf · Harbour site

Sources 1

Les papyrus de la mer Rouge I. Le « Journal de Merer » (Papyrus Jarf A et B)SRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Papyrus Jarf A, the Diary of Merer [Artifact ART0CSMP7PR7GSB]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CSMP7PR7GSB

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  title     = {Papyrus Jarf A, the Diary of Merer},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Artifact, catalog key ART0CSMP7PR7GSB},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CSMP7PR7GSB}
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