Papyrus Puzzle

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A Papyrus Puzzle

Papyrus Puzzles were a series of scrolls found by the Medjay Bayek in Egypt, Cyrenaica, and Sinai during the 1st century BCE. These puzzles were hidden across the countries and led Bayek to various locations where he would find treasures containing drachmae, weapons, and gear.

The Riddles

The Papyrus Puzzles were a set of twenty-five riddles in various places across Egypt and Cyrenaica. Each riddle in the puzzle had vague clues that led to a particular location. These were:

A Long DrinkBurning BushDead or AliveDead EndDeafening SilenceDivided Valley

In Siwa, come find me at the bottom of the only bowl big enough for a god.
(Obtained in the House of Life in Siwa)

If you head to the other side of the Nile in Ineb-Hedjet Nome, you can find a peak with a great view of the Nile. Take a look around, then come find me, hiding under the only tree nearby.
(Obtained in the Wabet of Memphis)

In the southwest section of the Green Mountains lives a monstrous beast with sharp tusks and tough gray skin. In his deadly arena you can find me, between the edge of the arena and where the beast sates his thirst.
(Obtained in the Apollonion of Cyrene in Cyrenaica)

In Sapi-Res Nome, north of Letopolis Temple, you can find me in the farmland. I lay where man's creation brings the Nile's water to desert sand.
(Obtained in the Zephyros Stables in the Kanopos Nome)

Alexandria is large and noisy, but one part is quiet, lonely and surrounded by water. The fallen palm tree points to where I lay, where land meets water.
(Obtained in the Iseion building, on the island of Pharos)

In the center of Sap-Meh Nome you can find me hidden in a canyon near Anthylla, in the center of the Western Nile Delta. I'm under a tree that thinks it's unique, but only because the nearby rock bridge is blocking it from seeing the others of its breed.
(Obtained in the Royal Library in Alexandria)

Fallen FriendFertile LandForsaken CityIn Plain SightJust LawsNature's WayRay of Hope

Two men stand guard on the Memphis eastern canal. The South one looks solemnly at his sunken friend. If you follow his gaze, you can find him and me on the river floor.
(Obtained in the Temple of Ptah at Memphis)

A few hundred meters north west of the Temple of Sekhmet in Yamu, which resides by Lake Mareotis, there is a great place to go for a date. Full of palm trees and surrounded by desert, one rock fence was built and closed off with no exit. Find me there.
(Obtained in the Temple of Sekhmet in Yamu)

At the bottom border of Paraitonion is a village of ghosts. I'm in the house of the blasphemous man, who built his house farthest from Ra, the sun god's, dawning grace.
(Obtained in the Asklepieion, a large temple east of Balagrae)

On an Island south east of Krokodilopolis there is a river with unnatural color. Nearby you'll see the cause, and I'll be inside the only one that's unique.
(Obtained in the Palace of Apries)

In Atef-Pehu Nome there is a law that states that you can only make pottery on the east side of the road. I'm hidden atop the one illegal clay smoker in the region.
(Obtained in the villa south of Philadelphia)

In the east section of the Kanopos Nome is a ravaged land, where many trees fell and lost their home. I'm by the orphan tree whose parents fell down nearby, pointing toward their lonely daughter.
(Obtained in the Great Synagogue)

In the Qattara Depression there is only one place that isn't dry and sad. At dawn's first light there is one tree near the valley's entrance whose roots are halfway between Ra's glory and Apophis' shadow. Find me there but make haste, for Ra moves quickly.
(Obtained in the Tomb of Alexander the Great)

Royal FloraSea of SandSobek's RageStone FungusThe BlasphemerThe Leaning Tower

In southern Herakleion Nome you can find me beneath the tree who fancies himself a king.
(Obtained in a house on the west side of Natho)

In the southeast of Iment Nome lies a broken ship. If you meditate til morning, an X will mark my hiding spot.
(Obtained in the Temple of Horus within Letopolis)

East of Krokodilopolis, south of the shattered pyramid, a large beast of a god stares angrily at a pharaoh who shows him no respect. I'm hidden behind the blasphemer's head.
(Obtained in the Temple of Sobek in Krokodilopolis)

In Giza, three pyramids stand tall. From the top of the smaller one you can see quite a lot, even two mushroom rocks, the smaller of which I lay atop of.
(Obtained in the Eastern Cemetery Mastaba in Giza)

There is a place of remembrance for the unfortunate masses in northwest Haueris Nome. While I rest here, immobile, I cannot escape Ra's grace, but at least every dawn I avoid him longer than the others.
(Obtained in the Valley Market, the marketplace of Euhemeria)

In Faiyum, north of Dionysias Caravanserai, there is a tower with a hole by its feet. It's in need of support, so I sit behind it, but the wooden beams seem more helpful
(Obtained in the Sarapeion of Karanis)

The Stone GazeThoth's SecretTwin DespairUnderground CurrentsUndue HasteWet Work

In the south section of Mareotis Lake there is an island full of ruins. A man stares at me all day, it's quite a bother, so I'm hiding behind a column that blocks his sight.
(Obtained in the Serapeum of Alexandria)

Southeast of the city Hermopolis is a leopard's den in Uab Nome. At the top of their territory lies a place where birds should live, but do not. If you take a leap of faith, you can find me.
(Obtained in the Temple of Thoth in Hermopolis)

In Herakleion Nome, East of the temple of Khonsou, is a village that is more water than land. Behind two houses with different problems, one whose feet are always wet, and the other who can't cover his head, you can find me sitting under a tree.
(Obtained in the Temple of Khonsou in Herakleion)

South of Cyrene, in the Green Mountains, there is a lake whose water comes from a magical stream. I'll be at the source of that magic, where water flows from nothing.
(Obtained in the Tomb of Battos, near the Roman Akropolis in Cyrene)

North of Apollonia, I'm next to a lifesaver. It guides in darkness and fog, and I sit beside it under something that did not heed its warning.
(Obtained in the Temple of Zeus in Cyrene)

In the Green Mountains where they're building a great aqueduct, go find its source high up in the mountains. Inside, you can find me sitting at the bottom of the lowest pool, tucked away beside two large jars.
(Obtained in the Oracle of Apollo in the Green Mountains)

Completing all of the puzzles resulted in Bayek receiving a final one:

Mysterious Papyrus

To you, the ardent adventurer.

You have found all my treasures through all the dirt, mud, hardships, beauty and soul of this world. You set your intentions and the universe helped you reach them.

What will you carry as you walk away from this experience? Is it the treasure, or something more?

–The Shepherd

In 38 BCE, Bayek had become a Hidden One and reached Sinai, where he found four additional papyrus puzzles:

Tool of ApisGood Things to ComeLost CauseStealthy Shrub

In Southwestern Arsinoe you can find a giant's bull-powered fishing rod. Right in front of it are four wet posts, with me at their center.
(Obtained in the Temple of Ba'al in Arsinoe)

In Arsinoe, an obelisk tells time. His midday shadow points to me, where starfish lay.
(Obtained in the Temple of Thoth in Arsinoe)

Northeast of the Shur Quarry is a testament to man's folly, where they built two short walls to capture what cannot be caught. Though their target flows in and out at will, I am stuck in the center of their useless trap.
(Obtained in the Shur Quarry)

On the East side of Walls-of-the-Ruler you can find me under a bushy tree who grows alone on a cliff. It's hard to see us from within the camp, since a tower hides us from prying eyes.
(Obtained in Paratiritirio)

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Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
  • The Hidden Ones