Waziri Papyrus I unveiled - in pictures

A scroll of papyrus measuring 16 metres has been unveiled at Cairo's Egyptian Museum. All photos: Supreme Council of Antiquities
A scroll of papyrus measuring 16 metres has been unveiled at Cairo's Egyptian Museum. All photos: Supreme Council of Antiquities
The ceremony was attended by Egyptologists and diplomats
The ceremony was attended by Egyptologists and diplomats
Waziri Papyrus I is inscribed with sections from the Egyptian Book of the Dead
Waziri Papyrus I is inscribed with sections from the Egyptian Book of the Dead
The papyrus scroll was fully restored and translated at the Egyptian Museum
The papyrus scroll was fully restored and translated at the Egyptian Museum
It was named after Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities
It was named after Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities
The papyrus was the centrepiece of the opening ceremony of an upgraded wing of the museum
The papyrus was the centrepiece of the opening ceremony of an upgraded wing of the museum
The unveiling was led by Ahmed Eissa, Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities
The unveiling was led by Ahmed Eissa, Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities