Work
Papyrus
Overview
Papyrus ( pə-PY-rəs) is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing material. It was made from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge. Papyrus (plural: papyri or papyruses) can also refer to a document written on sheets of such material, joined side by side and rolled up into a scroll, an early form of a book.
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. Apart from writing material, ancient Egyptians employed papyrus in the construction of other artifacts, such as reed boats, mats, rope, sandals, and baskets.
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Philosophers who discussed Papyrus
- Galen
- Heraclitus
- Aristotle
- Empedocles
- Diogenes of Babylon
- The Da Vinci Code
- Titus Pomponius Atticus
- Zeno of Sidon
- Cercidas
- Secundus the Silent
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- Oxyrhynchus Papyri
- Florence
- Greek language
- Greece
- Italy
- Isidore of Seville
- Julius Caesar
- Jerusalem
- Byzantine Empire
- Latin
- London
- Islamic world
- Herculaneum
- Oxford
- Princeton University
- Scotland
- Sudan
- Sicily
- University of Michigan
- University of California, Berkeley
- Phoenicia
- Gaul
- West Asia
- Pliny the Elder
Place in the tradition
Part of Empedocles.