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The Legacy of Ahmes: Insights from the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus

Ahmes, the scribe behind the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, remains a mysterious figure in history. Dated around 1650 BC, the papyrus contains a collection of mathematical problems in arithmetic, algebra, and geometry, and is the best surviving example of Egyptian mathematics. Ahmes transcribed the work from a lost Middle Kingdom original, showcasing an advanced understanding of numbers, fractional breakdowns, and practical applications such as calculating pyramid slopes. His contributions, though possibly just copying earlier works, illuminate the mathematical prowess of ancient Egypt.

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The Legacy of Ahmes: Insights from the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus

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  1. AHMES Period 10 Current Events Presentation. Magnet Algebra Joe Aguado

  2. Background Information • Iwas not able to find any background information on my mathematician, because Nothing is known of Ahmes other than his own comments in the papyrus.=(

  3. Alexander Henry Rhind purchased the papyrus in 1858 in Luxor, Egypt; it was apparently found during illegal excavations near the Ramesseum. It dates to around 1650 BC.Ahmes is the scribe who wrote the Rhind Papyrus (named after the Scottish Egyptologist Alexander Henry Rhind) Ahmes states that he copied the papyrus from a now-lost Middle Kingdom original, dating around 1650 BC. The work is entitled Directions for Knowing All Dark Things and is a collection of problems in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, weights and measures, business and recreational diversions.The Rhind Papyrus, which came to the British Museum in 1863, is sometimes called the 'Ahmes papyrus' in honor of Ahmes. The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus is the best example of Egyptian mathematics.

  4. Ahmes, the Moonborn, wrote the manuscript in 1575 B.C., and it contains most of what we now know about Egyptian mathematics. The manuscript describes the Egyptian number systemThe papyrus begins with a fraction breakdown table that would have been used by the scribes to aid calculation, known as the RMP 2/n table, followed by 87 arithmetical and geometrical problems. The RMP 2/n table took up one third of the manuscript. The table converted 2 divided by the odd numbers from 3 to 101 by sums of Egyptian fractions using an Egyptian multiplication and divisionmethod that 19th and 20th century scholars have found hard to fully interpret. The other problems on the papyrus include fully translated examples calculating  methods for calculating the slopes of pyramids known as sekeds.

  5. Ireally don't know if Ahmesdid anything ......i mean all he really did was copy work that was already done ...he basically just translated it.

  6. Resources http://edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_35_193.html http://www.math.tamu.edu/~dallen/history/egypt/node3.html

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