Papyrus - Wikipedia 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 It was also used throughout the Mediterranean region
Papyrus | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica Papyrus was cultivated and used for writing material by the Arabs of Egypt down to the time when the growing manufacture of paper from other plant fibres in the 8th and 9th centuries ce rendered papyrus unnecessary
Egyptian Papyrus - World History Encyclopedia Papyrus is the Greek name for the plant and may come from the Egyptian word papuro (also given as pa-per-aa) meaning 'the royal' or 'that of the pharaoh' because the central government had control of papyrus processing as they owned the land and, later, oversaw the farms the plant grew on
Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Papyrus began as the world's first type of paper, derived from the Cyperus papyrus plant Even though it was developed in Egypt, it spread across the ancient world and was used throughout West Asia Before papyrus became common, many cultures wrote on clay tablets
How Is Papyrus Manufactured and What Are Its Uses? Papyrus is a thick, paper-like material that dates back to the ancient Egyptian era The oldest examples of papyrus are believed to have originated between 1550 and 1560 BC and were discovered in Egypt along the shores of the Red Sea in 2012 and 2013 AD
Papyrus Making 101: An Introduction to Papyrus - University of Michigan Today, modern papyrus is used as a specialty writing material by artists and calligraphers Papyrus, from which we get the modern word paper, is a writing material made from the papyrus plant, a reed which grows in the marshy areas around the Nile river
Papyrus - New World Encyclopedia Imported papyrus that was once commonplace in Greece and Italy has since deteriorated beyond repair, but papyrus is still being found in Egypt; extraordinary examples include the Elephantine papyri and the famous finds at Oxyrhynchus and Nag Hammadi
Papyrus-Making in Egypt - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Excavators of a tomb at Saqqara discovered the earliest known roll of papyrus, dated to around 2900 B C , and papyrus continued to be used until the eleventh century A D even as paper, invented in China, became the most popular writing material for the Arab world around the eighth century A D