Westcar Papyrus
E131119
The Westcar Papyrus is an ancient Egyptian text containing a collection of magical tales and wonder stories set in the court of King Khufu of the Fourth Dynasty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Westcar Papyrus canonical | 7 |
| Papyrus Berlin 3033 (Westcar Papyrus) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1158164 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Westcar Papyrus Context triple: [Khufu, attestedBy, Westcar Papyrus]
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A.
Abusir Papyri
The Abusir Papyri are a collection of Old Kingdom administrative documents from pyramid temple complexes at Abusir, providing crucial insights into ancient Egyptian bureaucracy, economy, and daily religious practices.
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B.
Pyramid Texts
The Pyramid Texts are a collection of ancient Egyptian religious inscriptions carved inside Old Kingdom pyramids, intended to protect and guide the pharaoh in the afterlife.
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C.
Coffin Texts
The Coffin Texts are a collection of ancient Egyptian funerary spells and inscriptions, mainly from the Middle Kingdom, intended to protect and guide the deceased in the afterlife.
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D.
Book of the Dead
The Book of the Dead is an ancient Egyptian funerary text composed of spells, prayers, and rituals intended to guide the deceased safely through the afterlife.
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E.
Dream Stele of Thutmose IV
The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV is an ancient Egyptian inscribed stone slab commemorating a dream in which the future pharaoh was promised kingship by the sun god if he cleared the sand from the Great Sphinx of Giza.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Westcar Papyrus Target entity description: The Westcar Papyrus is an ancient Egyptian text containing a collection of magical tales and wonder stories set in the court of King Khufu of the Fourth Dynasty.
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A.
Abusir Papyri
The Abusir Papyri are a collection of Old Kingdom administrative documents from pyramid temple complexes at Abusir, providing crucial insights into ancient Egyptian bureaucracy, economy, and daily religious practices.
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B.
Pyramid Texts
The Pyramid Texts are a collection of ancient Egyptian religious inscriptions carved inside Old Kingdom pyramids, intended to protect and guide the pharaoh in the afterlife.
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C.
Coffin Texts
The Coffin Texts are a collection of ancient Egyptian funerary spells and inscriptions, mainly from the Middle Kingdom, intended to protect and guide the deceased in the afterlife.
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D.
Book of the Dead
The Book of the Dead is an ancient Egyptian funerary text composed of spells, prayers, and rituals intended to guide the deceased safely through the afterlife.
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E.
Dream Stele of Thutmose IV
The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV is an ancient Egyptian inscribed stone slab commemorating a dream in which the future pharaoh was promised kingship by the sun god if he cleared the sand from the Great Sphinx of Giza.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Egyptian narrative
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian papyrus ⓘ literary text ⓘ short story cycle ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Karl Richard Lepsius ⓘ |
| acquisitionByLepsiusDate | 1840s ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | circa 1800 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedDynastyInNarrative | Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedDynastyInProphecy | Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
magicians performing wonders before the king
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miraculous births of kings ⓘ prophecy of dynastic succession ⓘ |
| containsStory |
tale of Dedi and the secret number of the chambers of Thoth
ⓘ
tale of the birth of the first three kings of the Fifth Dynasty ⓘ tale of the ebony box and the missing ornament ⓘ tale of the wax crocodile ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
|
| currentCity | Berlin ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Ägyptisches Museum Berlin
ⓘ
linked to:
Neues Museum
|
| dateOfComposition | Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| earliestPublicationLanguage | German ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dedi the magician
ⓘ
Djedefra ⓘ
linked to:
Djedefre
Hordjedef ⓘ Khafre ⓘ Khufu ⓘ |
| firstEditor | Karl Richard Lepsius ⓘ |
| genre |
court tales
ⓘ
magical stories ⓘ wonder tales ⓘ |
| language | Middle Egyptian ⓘ |
| mainSetting | royal court of King Khufu ⓘ |
| material | papyrus ⓘ |
| museumInventoryNumber | P. Berlin 3033 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Westcar ⓘ |
| numberOfColumns | approximately 12 ⓘ |
| placeOfDiscovery | unknown ⓘ |
| previousOwner | Henry Westcar ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Tale of Sinuhe
ⓘ
linked to:
The Tale of Sinuhe
Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor ⓘ
linked to:
The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor
|
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| setInDynasty | Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | reign of Khufu ⓘ |
| significance |
important evidence for Egyptian magical and religious beliefs
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key text for the ideology of kingship in the Middle Kingdom ⓘ major source for ancient Egyptian narrative literature ⓘ |
| stateOfPreservation | fragmentary ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline | Egyptology ⓘ |
| writingSystem | hieratic script ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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linked to: Westcar Papyrus