Moscow Mathematical Papyrus - wikipedia Moscow Mathematical Papyrus Moscow Mathematical Papyrus Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow 14th problem of the Moscow Mathematical Papyrus ( V. Struve, 1930 ) Date 13th dynasty, Second Intermediate Period of Egypt Place of origin Thebes Language ( s ) Hieratic Size Length : 5.5 metres ( 18 ft ) Width : 3.8 to 7.6 cm ( 1.5 to 3 in ) The Moscow Mathematical Papyrus is an ancient Egyptian mathematical papyrus, also called the Golenishchev Mathematical Papyrus, after its first owner outside of Egypt, Egyptologist Vladimir Golenishchev. Golenishchev bought the papyrus in 1892 or 1893 in Thebes. It later entered the collection of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, where it remains today. Based on the palaeography and orthography of the hieratic text, the text was most likely written down in the 13th dynasty and based on older material probably dating to the Twelfth dynasty of Egypt, roughly 1850 BC. Approximately 51⁄2 m ( 18 ft ) long and varying between 3.8 and 7.6 cm ( 1.5 and 3 in ) wide, its format was divided into 25 problems with solutions by the Soviet Orientalist Vasily Vasilievich Struve in 1930. It is a well - known mathematical papyrus along with the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus. The Moscow Mathematical Papyrus is older than the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, while the latter is the larger of the two. Contents 1 Exercises contained in the Moscow Papyrus 1.1 Ship 's part problems 1.2 Aha problems 1.3 Pefsu problems 1.4 Baku problems 1.5 Geometry problems 2 Two Interesting Geometry Problems 2.1 Problem 10 2.2 Problem 14 : Volume of frustum of square pyramid 3 Other papyri 4 References 4.1 Full Text of the Moscow Mathematical Papyrus 4.2 Other references Exercises contained in the Moscow Papyrus The problems in the Moscow Papyrus follow no particular order, and the solutions of the problems provide much less detail than those in the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus. The papyrus is well known for some of its geometry problems. Problems 10 and 14 compute a surface area and the volume of a frustum respectively. The remaining problems are more common in nature. Ship 's part problems Problems 2 and 3 are ship 's part problems. One of the problems calculates the length of a ship 's rudder and the other computes the length of a ship 's mast given that it is 1 / 3 + 1 / 5 of the length of a cedar log originally 30 cubits long. Aha problems Aha in hieroglyphs Aha problems involve finding unknown quantities ( referred to as Aha ) if the sum of the quantity and part ( s ) of it are given. The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus also contains four of these type of problems. Problems 1, 19, and 25 of the Moscow Papyrus are Aha problems. For instance problem 19 asks one to calculate a quantity taken 1 and 1⁄2 times and added to 4 to make 10. In other words, in modern mathematical notation one is asked to solve 3 / 2 × x + 4 = 10 ( displaystyle 3 / 2 \times x + 4 = 10 ) Pefsu problems Most of the problems are pefsu problems ( see : Egyptian algebra ) : 10 of the 25 problems. A pefsu measures the strength of the beer made from a hekat of grain pefsu = number loaves of bread ( or jugs of beer ) number of heqats of grain ( displaystyle ( mbox ( pefsu ) ) = ( \frac ( mbox ( number loaves of bread ( or jugs of beer ) ) ) ( mbox ( number of heqats of grain ) ) ) ) A higher pefsu number means weaker bread or beer. The pefsu number is mentioned in many offering lists. For example problem 8 translates as : ( 1 ) Example of calculating 100 loaves of bread of pefsu 20 ( 2 ) If someone says to you : `` You have 100 loaves of bread of pefsu 20 ( 3 ) to be exchanged for beer of pefsu 4 ( 4 ) like 1 / 2 1 / 4 malt - date beer '' ( 5 ) First calculate the grain required for the 100 loaves of the bread of pefsu 20 ( 6 ) The result is 5 heqat. Then reckon what you need for a des - jug of beer like the beer called 1 / 2 1 / 4 malt - date beer ( 7 ) The result is 1 / 2 of the heqat measure needed for des - jug of beer made from Upper - Egyptian grain. ( 8 ) Calculate 1 / 2 of 5 heqat, the result will be 2 1 / 2 ( 9 ) Take this 2 1 / 2 four times ( 10 ) The result is 10. Then you say to him : ( 11 ) `` Behold ! The beer quantity is found to be correct. '' Baku problems Problems 11 and 23 are Baku problems. These calculate the output of workers. Problem 11 asks if someone brings in 100 logs measuring 5 by 5, then how many logs measuring 4 by 4 does this correspond to ? Problem 23 finds the output of a shoemaker given that he has to cut and decorate sandals. Geometry problems Seven of the twenty - five problems are geometry problems and range from computing areas of triangles, to finding the surface area of a hemisphere ( problem 10 ) and finding the volume of a frustum ( a truncated pyramid ). Two interesting geometry problems Problem 10 The 10th problem of the Moscow Mathematical Papyrus asks for a calculation of the surface area of a hemisphere ( Struve, Gillings ) or possibly the area of a semi-cylinder ( Peet ). Below we assume that the problem refers to the area of a hemisphere. The text of problem 10 runs like this : `` Example of calculating a basket. You are given a basket with a mouth of 4 1 / 2. What is its surface ? Take 1 / 9 of 9 ( since ) the basket is half an egg - shell. You get 1. Calculate the remainder which is 8. Calculate 1 / 9 of 8. You get 2 / 3 + 1 / 6 + 1 / 18. Find the remainder of this 8 after subtracting 2 / 3 + 1 / 6 + 1 / 18. You get 7 + 1 / 9. Multiply 7 + 1 / 9 by 4 + 1 / 2. You get 32. Behold this is its area. You have found it correctly. '' The solution amounts to computing the area as Area = ( 2 × 8 9 ) 2 × ( diameter ) 2 = 256 81 ( diameter ) 2 ( displaystyle ( \text ( Area ) ) = left ( ( \frac ( 2 \times 8 ) ( 9 ) ) \right ) ^ ( 2 ) \times ( ( \text ( diameter ) ) ) ^ ( 2 ) = ( \frac ( 256 ) ( 81 ) ) ( ( \text ( diameter ) ) ) ^ ( 2 ) ) This means the scribe of the Moscow Papyrus used 256 81 ≈ 3.16049 ( displaystyle ( \frac ( 256 ) ( 81 ) ) approx 3.16049 ) to approximate pi. Problem 14 : volume of frustum of square pyramid The 14th problem of the Moscow Mathematical calculates the volume of a frustum. Problem 14 states that a pyramid has been truncated in such a way that the top area is a square of length 2 units, the bottom a square of length 4 units, and the height 6 units, as shown. The volume is found to be 56 cubic units, which is correct. The text of the example runs like this : `` If you are told : a truncated pyramid of 6 for the vertical height by 4 on the base by 2 on the top : You are to square the 4 ; result 16. You are to double 4 ; result 8. You are to square this 2 ; result 4. You are to add the 16 and the 8 and the 4 ; result 28. You are to take 1 / 3 of 6 ; result 2. You are to take 28 twice ; result 56. See, it is of 56. You will find ( it ) right '' The solution to the problem indicates that the Egyptians knew the correct formula for obtaining the volume of a truncated pyramid : V = 1 3 h ( a 2 + a b + b 2 ). ( displaystyle V = ( \frac ( 1 ) ( 3 ) ) h ( a ^ ( 2 ) + ab + b ^ ( 2 ) ). ) Researchers have speculated how the Egyptians might have arrived at the formula for the volume of a frustum but the derivation of this formula is not given in the papyrus. Other papyri Other mathematical texts from Ancient Egypt include : Berlin Papyrus 6619 Egyptian Mathematical Leather Roll Lahun Mathematical Papyri Rhind Mathematical Papyrus General papyri : Papyrus Harris I Rollin Papyrus For the 2 / n tables see : RMP 2 / n table References ^ Jump up to : Clagett, Marshall. 1999. Ancient Egyptian Science : A Source Book. Volume 3 : Ancient Egyptian Mathematics. Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society 232. Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society. ISBN 0 - 87169 - 232 - 5 Jump up ^ Struve V.V., ( 1889 -- 1965 ), orientalist : : ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF SAINT PETERSBURG Jump up ^ Struve, Vasilij Vasil'evič, and Boris Turaev. 1930. Mathematischer Papyrus des Staatlichen Museums der Schönen Künste in Moskau. Quellen und Studien zur Geschichte der Mathematik ; Abteilung A : Quellen 1. Berlin : J. Springer Jump up ^ Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd edition, entry on `` Папирусы математические '', available online here Jump up ^ Williams, Scott W. Egyptian Mathematical Papyri Jump up ^ as given in Gunn & Peet, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 1929, 15 : 176. See also, Van der Waerden, 1961, Plate 5 Jump up ^ Gillings, R.J. ( 1964 ), `` The volume of a truncated pyramid in ancient Egyptian papyri '', The Mathematics Teacher, 57 ( 8 ) : 552 -- 555, JSTOR 27957144, While it has been generally accepted that the Egyptians were well acquainted with the formula for the volume of the complete square pyramid, it has not been easy to establish how they were able to deduce the formula for the truncated pyramid, with the mathematics at their disposal, in its most elegant and far from obvious form. Full Text of the Moscow Mathematical Papyrus Struve, Vasilij Vasil'evič, and Boris Turaev. 1930. Mathematischer Papyrus des Staatlichen Museums der Schönen Künste in Moskau. Quellen und Studien zur Geschichte der Mathematik ; Abteilung A : Quellen 1. Berlin : J. Springer Other references Allen, Don. April 2001. The Moscow Papyrus and Summary of Egyptian Mathematics. Imhausen, A., Ägyptische Algorithmen. Eine Untersuchung zu den mittelägyptischen mathematischen Aufgabentexten, Wiesbaden 2003. Mathpages.com. The Prismoidal Formula. O'Connor and Robertson, 2000. Mathematics in Egyptian Papyri. Truman State University, Math and Computer Science Division. Mathematics and the Liberal Arts : Ancient Egypt and The Moscow Mathematical Papyrus. Williams, Scott W. Mathematicians of the African Diaspora, containing a page on Egyptian Mathematics Papyri. Zahrt, Kim R.W. Thoughts on Ancient Egyptian Mathematics. 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Question: who published the moscow mathematical papyrus in 1930
Answer: Vasily Vasilievich Struve