papyrus
Pharaoh's writing surface
Papyrus is a tall reed that grows in wetlands along the Nile and elsewhere, and also the writing material ancient Egyptians made from it by pressing strips of the plant's pith together.
By extension, papyrus refers to any ancient manuscript written on such material: The museum acquired a papyrus containing fragments of Homer.
Plural: papyri or papyruses.
Manual document copier
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
- inkWriting fluid
- quillFeather used for writing
- reed penCut hollow stem for writing
calligraphy · script · inscription · glyphs · transcription · demotic · hieratic · stylus
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
- sedgeGrasslike wetland plant
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
delta · Nile · aquatic · fibrous · perennial · cultivation · pith · stalk
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
- sedgeGrasslike wetland plant
- cattailWetland plant, brown spike
- lotusSacred aquatic flower
- water lilyAquatic flowering plant
bulrush · marsh grass · pondweed · arrowhead · horsetail · rush · duckweed · water hyacinth
Wound document of parchment
- rollList of names
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- Dead SeaLandlocked hypersaline lake
Book of the Dead · unfurling · cylinder · spindle · volume · folio · recto · verso
Ancient bound manuscript
- palimpsestReused writing surface, traces remain
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
- uncialRounded ancient letterform
- paleographyStudy of ancient handwriting
colophon · binding · folio · fragmentary · archive · collection · library · Alexandria
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- NileAfrica's longest river
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
- RamsesEgyptian royal name
Tutankhamun · dynasty · mummification · Anubis · Ra · Osiris · Isis · Horus
scribe
Manual document copier
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
- inkWriting fluid
- quillFeather used for writing
reed pen · calligraphy · script · inscription · glyphs · transcription · demotic · hieratic · stylus · penmanship
reed
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
wetland · delta · Nile · aquatic · fibrous · perennial · cultivation · pith · stalk · stem
reed
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
water lily · bulrush · marsh grass · pondweed · arrowhead · horsetail · rush · duckweed · water hyacinth · hornwort
scroll
Wound document of parchment
Dead Sea · Book of the Dead · unfurling · cylinder · spindle · volume · folio · recto · verso · rolled
codex
Ancient bound manuscript
- palimpsestReused writing surface, traces remain
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
- uncialRounded ancient letterform
paleography · colophon · binding · folio · fragmentary · archive · collection · library · Alexandria · restoration
pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian ruler
Ramses · Tutankhamun · dynasty · mummification · Anubis · Ra · Osiris · Isis · Horus · Sphinx
parchment
Treated hide for manuscripts
laminated · strips · pressed · woven · beaten · dried · durable · flexible · surface · texture
cream
Rich milk fat
off-white · bone · butter · vanilla · tan · beige · aged · yellowed · warm · neutral
- Ancient Egyptpharaoh, pharaohs, sphinx, pyramids, hieroglyphics
- ancient communicationsmoke signal, hieroglyphs, carrier pigeon, pictographs, pictograms
- Egyptian mythologyRa, Osiris, Isis, Horus, Anubis
- writing historyalphabet, cuneiform, hieroglyphics, hieroglyphs, scripts
- ancient AlexandriaLighthouse of Alexandria, Serapeum, Ptolemy, Cleopatra, Alexander the Great
- ancient librariesscrolls, clay tablets, scriptoriums, Serapeum, archives
papyrusstone
Solid earth fragment
stone tablet · marble · clay tablet · bronze · granite
papyrusstone
Solid earth fragment
vellum · parchment · stone tablet · leather · animal skin
papyrushard drive
Computer's internal storage device
cloud storage · USB drive · e-book · PDF · computer screen
- papyrus scrollRolled plant-fiber writing material