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Pharaohs Era |
Steps of Making Papyrus |
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Papyrus is the ancient Egyptians invention for writing
paper, and it was the most important writing material in the ancient world. Our word
“Paper” derives from the word “papyrus”, an ancient Egyptian word that
originally meant “that which belongs to the house i.e. the bureaucracy of ancient
Egypt”. Papyrus is a common marsh plant having a triangular reed that used to grow
along the banks of the river Nile. The paper was made from the pith of a papyrus, the
tall stems were cut down and carried off in bundles. Each stem was stripped of it
is
rind and cut into short pieces which were then cut lengthwise into narrow strips. The
papyrus pith was kept soaked in water until the fibers become flexible and
translucent.
Two layers of papyrus strips arranged at right angles were put on a
hard flat object and beaten or pressed to desorb the water |
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