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Ipuwer Papyrus. Ancient Egyptian Papyrus written by a sage named Ipuwer which seems to correlate a first hand account of many of the 10 plagues.

Ipuwer:
2:5-6 Plague is throughout the land. Blood is everywhere.
2:10 The river is blood.
2:10 Men shrink from tasting human beings, and thirst after water
2:10 Forsooth, gates, columns and walls are consumed by fire.
5:5 All animals, their hearts weep. Cattle moan.
9:11 The land is without light.
4:3 (5:6) Forsooth, the children of princes are dashed against the walls.
6:12 Forsooth, the children of princes are cast out in the streets.
3:14 It is groaning throughout the land, mingled with lamentations.
7:1 Behold, the fire has mounted up on high. Its burning goes forth against the enemies of the land.

From my understanding only the extremely educated or elite of egypt could read/write. So we know this wasn't just written by "some guy" but rather someone who held high office and would have been very educated at the time.

Thoughts?