Talk:Berlin Papyrus 6619

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This seems to indicate that the Pythagorean theorem was know in Egypt at the time the papyrus was written.

This is strongly misleading. The Pythagorean theorem says that the three squares form a right triangle, not mentioned here. Septentrionalis 19:49, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Which one?

There are several thousand papyri in Berlin, and more than one with mathematical problems. Which one is being referred to here? Can someone give the proper number so the reader does not have to guess? —Flembles 10:11, 8 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good point. Question answered (with reference). Captmondo 15:20, 8 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There seems to be some confusion then with the article as pBerlin 3038 is the one found at Saqqara that contains medical information as described in this article. —Flembles 17:12, 8 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. In that case it might make the most sense to separate the two as the "Berlin Mathematical papyrus" and the "Berlin Medical papyrus" and then reference the specific number within each article. Unfortunately many non-academic sources out there do not make the fine (and arguably necessary) distinction between the two papyri. Captmondo 17:32, 8 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, I donnot find any evidence on medical knowledge in pBerlin 6619 (2 fragments described by Hans Schack-Schackenburg); pBerlin 3038 has now his article (Brugsch Papyrus). Probably the papyrus is "commonly known as the Berlin Papyrus" only in history of egyptian mathematics, and the article should be renamed Berlin Papyrus 6619. Proz (talk) 19:49, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Page moved : Ann Rosalie David, The Pyramid Builders of Ancient Egypt: A Modern Investigation of Pharaoh's Workforce, Routledge 1996 uses only "Berlin Papyrus" for a medical papyrus, certainly Brugsch Papyrus (p 124 "The main subjects of the Berlin Papyrus are childbirth, protection of the newborn, and contraceptive formulae."). Many links on this page are actually wrong. Proz (talk) 22:02, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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