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Papyrus of Ani

ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead manuscript
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Papyrus of Ani
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Summary

Papyrus of Ani is an illuminated manuscript[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of illuminated manuscript entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,106 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: papyrus[3]
  • Made from material: papyrus[4]
  • Collection: British Museum[5]
  • Inventory number: EA10470,3[6]
  • Location: British Museum[7]
  • Commons category: Papyrus of Ani[8]
  • Inception: 1250 BC[9]
  • Described at URL: http://www.britishmuseum.org/system_pages/beta_collection_introduction/beta_collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=113335&partId=1&searchText=ani&page=1[10]
  • Exemplar of: Book of the Dead[11]
  • Height: 42 cm[12]
  • Width: 67 cm[13]

Why It Matters

Papyrus of Ani has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

British Museum document

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Zserghei · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4561715-6
    Sitelink count → 26
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'be', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'he', 'h
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||da, ru, uk, ro, it */ Add a Danish label translated from the English one, as no Danish source names the papyrus, and descriptions"
  2. 12w ago · Artworklist · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Location → British Museum
    Aliases → —
    Made from material → papyrus
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: illuminated manuscript"
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