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Papyrus

A writing material made from the stems of the marsh plant of the same name. Sheets of papyrus were glued together into long scrolls.

The Egyptian Book of the Dead, Ancient Egyptian text

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• The Egyptian Book of the Dead, Ancient Egyptian text
• The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, Siddhartha Mukherjee

  A writing material made from reed stems, used in ancient Egypt. The ancient manuscripts themselves are called papyri too.

• Cosmos, Carl Sagan

  The writing material of ancient Egypt, made from the stems of the papyrus reed. The word also means a scroll of text written on it.

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