# Tallet 2017: Les papyrus de la mer Rouge I. Le « Journal de Merer » (Papyrus Jarf A et B) > Pierre Tallet, 2017. 18 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The primary document for who built the pyramid, when, and how stone moved by water. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CSMNFHA1XVA/les-papyrus-de-la-mer-rouge-i-le-journal-de-merer-papyrus Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[How the Great Pyramid was built](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid)Tallet 2017 **0** # Les papyrus de la mer Rouge I. Le « Journal de Merer » (Papyrus Jarf A et B) Pierre Tallet, 2017. _Institut français d'archéologie orientale, MIFAO 136_. The edition of the two logbooks (Papyrus Jarf A and B) of Inspector Merer, whose team of about forty sailors ferried Tura limestone to Akhet-Khufu, the Great Pyramid, in the year after the 13th census, Year 26, the last known year of Khufu's reign. With an English translation by Colin Clement. **How the Great Pyramid was built** BookCopy of **[Papyrus Jarf A, the Diary of Merer](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/artifacts/ART0CSMP7PR7GSB/papyrus-jarf-a-the-diary-of-merer)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The primary document for who built the pyramid, when, and how stone moved by water. ## Cited by on this site 18 records [Boats brought Tura limestone and Aswan granite along a Nile branch and canals to a harbour at the foot of the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/answers/ANS0CSMP41J16M1/boats-brought-tura-limestone-and-aswan-granite-along-a-nile) Answer ANS [Papyrus Jarf A, the Diary of Merer](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/artifacts/ART0CSMP7PR7GSB/papyrus-jarf-a-the-diary-of-merer) ART [Papyrus Jarf B, the second logbook of Merer's crew](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/artifacts/ART0CSMP86C4EHE/papyrus-jarf-b-the-second-logbook-of-merers-crew) ART [Papyrus Jarf A, the Diary of Merer: photo](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/copies/CPY0CSMP7YJ68AX/papyrus-jarf-a-the-diary-of-merer-photo) CPY [Papyrus Jarf A, the Diary of Merer: transcription](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/copies/CPY0CSMP8P0327T/papyrus-jarf-a-the-diary-of-merer-transcription) CPY [Papyrus Jarf B, the second logbook of Merer's crew: photo](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/copies/CPY0CSMP95M2D2X/papyrus-jarf-b-the-second-logbook-of-merers-crew-photo) CPY [The Merer papyri, Papyrus Jarf A and B (edition and translation)](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0CSMP7EY3Z6Y/the-merer-papyri-papyrus-jarf-a-and-b-edition-and) Dataset DAT [Merer's crew sailed from Tura to the pyramid and unloaded at the basin She-Khufu.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/evidence/EVD0CSMP49C0A62/merers-crew-sailed-from-tura-to-the-pyramid-and-unloaded-at) Evidence EVD [Merer's logbooks record a named crew ferrying Tura limestone to Akhet-Khufu under the vizier Ankhhaf in Year…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/evidence/EVD0CSMNZMY1EP1/merers-logbooks-record-a-named-crew-ferrying-tura-limestone) Evidence EVD [The Merer papyri describe stone deliveries to the pyramid in Khufu's Year 26.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/evidence/EVD0CSMP1KE36Q3/the-merer-papyri-describe-stone-deliveries-to-the-pyramid-in) Evidence EVD [Year 26 is the last attested year of Khufu and the pyramid was receiving casing stone then.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/evidence/EVD0CSMP67W53R5/year-26-is-the-last-attested-year-of-khufu-and-the-pyramid) Evidence EVD [Inspector Merer's crew ferries casing stone from Tura to Akhet-Khufu](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/events/EVT0CSMNRT63NHK/inspector-merers-crew-ferries-casing-stone-from-tura-to) EVT [Ankhhaf](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/people/FIG0CSMNQ3G15J0/ankhhaf) FIG [Khufu](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/people/FIG0CSMNPKW6FM3/khufu) FIG [Merer](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/people/FIG0CSMNPVP3A0P/merer) FIG [How the Great Pyramid was built](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid) The mystery article MYS [How did the stone reach the plateau?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/questions/QST0CSMNVQY7M8Q/how-did-the-stone-reach-the-plateau) Question QST [Who built the Great Pyramid, and how was the work organised?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/questions/QST0CSMNV8A4GQV/who-built-the-great-pyramid-and-how-was-the-work-organised) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Tallet, P. (2017). Les papyrus de la mer Rouge I. Le « Journal de Merer » (Papyrus Jarf A et B). Institut français d'archéologie orientale, MIFAO 136. https://www.orient-mediterranee.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1705_tallet.pdf ``` [Read it free at orient-mediterranee.com](https://www.orient-mediterranee.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1705_tallet.pdf) Key **SRC** 0CSMNFHA1XVA Kind Book Rights The publisher's Kept 26 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published original Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CSMNFHA1XVA/les-papyrus-de-la-mer-rouge-i-le-journal-de-merer-papyrus/csl.json)