2560–2550 BCE (end of the reign of Khufu). These documents, the Diary of Merer, date from c. The earliest archaeological evidence of papyrus was excavated in 20 at Wadi al-Jarf, an ancient Egyptian harbor located on the Red Sea coast. Papyrus was first manufactured in Egypt as far back as the fourth millennium BCE. History A section of the Egyptian Book of the Dead written on papyrus Apart from a writing material, ancient Egyptians employed papyrus in the construction of other artifacts, such as reed boats, mats, rope, sandals, and baskets. It was also used throughout the Mediterranean region. Papyrus was first known to have been used in Egypt (at least as far back as the First Dynasty), as the papyrus plant was once abundant across the Nile Delta. Papyrus (plural: papyri or papyruses ) can also refer to a document written on sheets of such material, joined side by side and rolled up into a scroll, an early form of a book.Īn official letter on a papyrus of the 3rd century BCE
It was made from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge.
Papyrus ( / p ə ˈ p aɪ r ə s/ pə- PY-rəs) is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface. BM EA 10591 recto column IX, beginning of lines 13–17) For other uses, see Papyrus (disambiguation). For the plant it is made from, see Cyperus papyrus. This article is about the paper-like material.
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