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Papyrus
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was the most important writing material in the ancient
world. Our word ""paper"" derives from the word "","" an
Egyptian word that originally meant ""that which belongs to
the house"" (the bureaucracy of ancient Egypt). is a
triangular reed that used to grow along the banks of the Nile,
and ....
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.... The papyri are also our most important source for
the actual working of law in ancient societies. . In addition to
the papyri, the Michigan collection contains other writing
surfaces that were in use in the ancient world, such as ostraca
(pot shards), lead, wax and wooden tablets, parchment, and
rarely, paper. The papyri are mainly in Greek, but with a range
similar to that of Michigan.Condition of the Materials But it
is of course much older than most paper manuscripts, and
most papyri.... |
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