"Known as the Ipuwer Papyrus, the document takes the form of a poetic lament attributed to a scribe named Ipuwer. It recounts widespread catastrophes and societal upheaval in ancient Egypt, describing famine, mass death and environmental disasters. The Ipuwer Papyrus appears to describe many of these same events, as one line reads, 'There's blood everywhere...Lo, the River is blood,' mirroring the Nile turning to blood in the Bible."
"'Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded. In the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, he lifted the staff and struck the water in the Nile, and all the water in the Nile turned into blood,' reads Exodus 7:20. The papyrus also describes environmental devastation: 'Lo, trees are felled, branches stripped,' likely reflecting the hailstorm that destroyed crops, and 'Lo, grain is lacking on all sides,' illustrating widespread famine."
"The Bible recounts that God sent ten plagues upon Egypt to persuade Pharaoh to free the Israelites from slavery. The first plague turned the Nile to blood, killing fish and poisoning the water. Following this, Egypt was struck by swarms of frogs, lice and flies, along with deadly livestock disease and painful boils. A severe hailstorm, locust swarms, three days of thick darkness and finally the death of every firstborn son forced Pharaoh to release the Israelites."
The Ipuwer Papyrus is an ancient Egyptian poetic lament attributed to a scribe named Ipuwer. It recounts widespread catastrophes and societal upheaval in ancient Egypt, including famine, mass death, and environmental disasters. Several lines describe the river appearing as blood, trees felled and branches stripped, and grain lacking on all sides. The Book of Exodus lists ten plagues—Nile turned to blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock disease, boils, hail, locusts, three days of darkness, and death of firstborns—that compelled Pharaoh to free the Israelites. The papyrus is housed in the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities and has recently circulated on social media as possible corroboration.
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