Papyrus
noun
A material used for writing in ancient times, made from the stem of a water plant.
The ancient Egyptians wrote hieroglyphics on papyrus.
Often appears as...
- papyrus scroll
- papyrus manuscript
noun
A type of water plant with a tall stem, found mainly in Africa.
The papyrus plants grow profusely along the banks of River Nile.
Often appears as...
- papyrus plants
- papyrus swamps
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A material used for writing in ancient times, made from the stem of a water plant.
The ancient Egyptians wrote hieroglyphics on papyrus.
Often appears as...
- papyrus scroll
- papyrus manuscript
noun
A type of water plant with a tall stem, found mainly in Africa.
The papyrus plants grow profusely along the banks of River Nile.
Often appears as...
- papyrus plants
- papyrus swamps
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Use
Papyrus was like ancient paper but has a texture that suggests it's handmade, not smooth.
The texture of the papyrus made it difficult to decipher the ancient text.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Artifact
In films or museums, papyrus often represents ancient civilizations, especially Egypt.
They displayed replicas of papyrus scrolls in the exhibit on Ancient Egypt.
Pro Tip 3/3Archaic Term
Use 'paper' instead of 'papyrus' unless referring to historical contexts or artifacts.
For your history project, create a document that looks like it's written on papyrus.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Use
Papyrus was like ancient paper but has a texture that suggests it's handmade, not smooth.
The texture of the papyrus made it difficult to decipher the ancient text.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Artifact
In films or museums, papyrus often represents ancient civilizations, especially Egypt.
They displayed replicas of papyrus scrolls in the exhibit on Ancient Egypt.
Pro Tip 3/3Archaic Term
Use 'paper' instead of 'papyrus' unless referring to historical contexts or artifacts.
For your history project, create a document that looks like it's written on papyrus.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Use
Papyrus was like ancient paper but has a texture that suggests it's handmade, not smooth.
The texture of the papyrus made it difficult to decipher the ancient text.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Artifact
In films or museums, papyrus often represents ancient civilizations, especially Egypt.
They displayed replicas of papyrus scrolls in the exhibit on Ancient Egypt.
Pro Tip 3/3Archaic Term
Use 'paper' instead of 'papyrus' unless referring to historical contexts or artifacts.
For your history project, create a document that looks like it's written on papyrus.
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Photos of Africa, taken...
It was an amazing experience for me. I spent about a week in this Dinka cattle camp on the banks of the Nile in South Sudan. The Dinka taught me how to tie papyrus into a shelter, and also I observed how they had adapted their way of life around the migratory needs of their beloved cattle.
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Safari Live - Day 69 PIPE...
certain go wanders out of the papyrus swamps onto the edge there are a fair amount of cheetah that could take advantage of there but unlikely so here we go our fire boy said three of them are very well fed - not so much moment they are starting to show some signs of
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A day in the life of an...
which directly translates to herdsman of the anus to the royal family, or, guardian of the royal anus. Inside, the House of Life is bustling as usual with scribes, priests, doctors, and students. Papyri containing all kinds of records, not just medical information,
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The Egyptian Book of the...
a 78-foot papyrus scroll designed to help him attain immortality. Such funerary texts were originally written only for Pharaohs, but with time, the Egyptians came to believe regular people could also reach the afterlife if they succeeded in the passage.
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The evolution of the...
which was itself predated by Egyptian papyrus. However, until the 16th century, Europeans mainly wrote on thin sheets of wood and durable parchment made of stretched animal skins. Eventually, the popularity of paper spread throughout Europe,
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What really happened to...
by ending all exports of the Egyptian papyrus used to make scrolls. These efforts brought hundreds of thousands of books to Alexandria. As the library grew, it became possible to find information on more subjects than ever before,
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The History of the...
were made by folding sheets of papyrus and stitching them together as time passed courtesies began to grow larger and more complex during the medieval period books were reproduced by hand monks spent their days copying text in
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The surprising origins...
In ancient times, however, so much of it persisted that it seemed it would last forever. Admirers performed Sappho cover songs and committed her poetry to papyrus, parchment, and pottery. Three centuries after Sappho’s death,
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Ancient Egypt 101 PIPE...
the hieroglyphic system it was a form of cursive that was written in ink and served a more functional purpose unlike its more formal predecessor hieratic was written on another ancient egyptian innovation papyrus
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Animal Life on the...
the lake is filling up all the while creating marshland on its shores here weaverbirds turn the flower heads of papyrus into
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Photos of Africa, taken...
It was an amazing experience for me. I spent about a week in this Dinka cattle camp on the banks of the Nile in South Sudan. The Dinka taught me how to tie papyrus into a shelter, and also I observed how they had adapted their way of life around the migratory needs of their beloved cattle.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 69 PIPE...
certain go wanders out of the papyrus swamps onto the edge there are a fair amount of cheetah that could take advantage of there but unlikely so here we go our fire boy said three of them are very well fed - not so much moment they are starting to show some signs of
Video examples
A day in the life of an...
which directly translates to herdsman of the anus to the royal family, or, guardian of the royal anus. Inside, the House of Life is bustling as usual with scribes, priests, doctors, and students. Papyri containing all kinds of records, not just medical information,
Video examples
The Egyptian Book of the...
a 78-foot papyrus scroll designed to help him attain immortality. Such funerary texts were originally written only for Pharaohs, but with time, the Egyptians came to believe regular people could also reach the afterlife if they succeeded in the passage.
Video examples
The evolution of the...
which was itself predated by Egyptian papyrus. However, until the 16th century, Europeans mainly wrote on thin sheets of wood and durable parchment made of stretched animal skins. Eventually, the popularity of paper spread throughout Europe,
Video examples
What really happened to...
by ending all exports of the Egyptian papyrus used to make scrolls. These efforts brought hundreds of thousands of books to Alexandria. As the library grew, it became possible to find information on more subjects than ever before,
Video examples
The History of the...
were made by folding sheets of papyrus and stitching them together as time passed courtesies began to grow larger and more complex during the medieval period books were reproduced by hand monks spent their days copying text in
Video examples
The surprising origins...
In ancient times, however, so much of it persisted that it seemed it would last forever. Admirers performed Sappho cover songs and committed her poetry to papyrus, parchment, and pottery. Three centuries after Sappho’s death,
Video examples
Ancient Egypt 101 PIPE...
the hieroglyphic system it was a form of cursive that was written in ink and served a more functional purpose unlike its more formal predecessor hieratic was written on another ancient egyptian innovation papyrus
Video examples
Animal Life on the...
the lake is filling up all the while creating marshland on its shores here weaverbirds turn the flower heads of papyrus into
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Quote examples
Simon Schama
British Historian
The Elephantine papyri - written as some of the books of the Bible are being written - is true social and legal documentation, and to historians overwhelmingly powerful and moving, even when ostensibly about trivial things.
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Issey Miyake
Japanese Designer
Indian paper is famous, Egyptian papyrus, Chinese paper... every country has used this natural material. But the problem is it's going to run out because it's very difficult work.
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John Updike
American Novelist
If the worst comes true, and the paper book joins the papyrus scroll and parchment codex in extinction, we will miss, I predict, a number of things about it.
Quote examples
Simon Schama
British Historian
The Elephantine papyri - written as some of the books of the Bible are being written - is true social and legal documentation, and to historians overwhelmingly powerful and moving, even when ostensibly about trivial things.
Quote examples
Issey Miyake
Japanese Designer
Indian paper is famous, Egyptian papyrus, Chinese paper... every country has used this natural material. But the problem is it's going to run out because it's very difficult work.
Quote examples
John Updike
American Novelist
If the worst comes true, and the paper book joins the papyrus scroll and parchment codex in extinction, we will miss, I predict, a number of things about it.
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