![]() This papyrus, which closely parallels the catastrophes which struck Egypt in the time of Pharaoh, once again demonstrates the Quran to be divine in origin. The chain of disasters which struck the people of Egypt, according to this document, conforms perfectly with the Quranic account of these matters. Many of the calamities mentioned in the Ipuwer Papyrus are identical to those listed in Exodus as the Ten Plagues on Egypt. The papyrus is torn, barely legible and has holes and is comprised of four separate pieces fixed together. The text is made up of 24 lines, with traces of a 25th. and made from papyrus, it is 140 millimeters long and 60 millimeters wide and in the form of a leaf. It is a most significant hand-written description of the catastrophes, the death of Egyptian society and the destruction of Pharaoh. Made in the middle of second century B.C. The papyrus was written by an Egyptian called Ipuwer and it appears from its contents that this individual personally witnessed the disasters that struck Egypt. The entire text appears in the book Admonitions of an Egyptian from a Hieratic Papyrus in Leiden, and describes major changes in Egypt famine, drought, the slaves’ flight from Egypt with their assets, and death all over the nation. It was taken to the Leiden Museum and translated by AH Gardiner in 1909. In the early 19th century the papyrus was discovered in Egypt. The Ipuwer Papyrus was made during the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, and now held in the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, Netherlands. The document Papyrus Brooklyn 35.1446 contains the names of various household slaves, including many Semitic ones, and this portion of the text is thought to date to the 13 th Dynasty of Egypt. So …”Īnd an ancient Egyptian papyrus testifies to the truth of the Quranic account of the historical event. The story of Prophet Moses (AS) and the Pharaoh is among the historical accounts in the Quran. The Holy Book says in verses 132 and 133 of Surah al-A’araf: And they said: "They said (to Moses): "Whatever be the Signs thou bringest, to work therewith thy sorcery on us, we shall never believe in thee. ![]()
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