The so-called “Goldmine Papyrus” with a map of the Wadi Hammamat on the recto and several texts (letters, administrative, and literary) on the verso
The Turin Papyrus Map, also known as the Mine Papyrus or "Goldmine Papyrus", is an ancient Egyptian map on papyrus, dated to 1155–1150 BCE and preserved in the Museo Egizio in Turin. It is generally considered one of the earliest known geographical maps, the oldest surviving topographic map from ancient Egypt and the world's oldest surviving geological map. The map was drawn on the recto of the papyrus and represents the Wadi Hammamat in the Eastern Desert, while the verso contains unrelated texts in hieratic.
- material
- papyrus
- held at
- Museo Egizio · private museum
- inv. no.
- Cat.1879/+ Cat.1969 + Cat.1899