❖ Papyrus-A reed that grows in the marshy areas around the Nile river, also known as Cyperus Papyrus
❖ Ancient Egyptians flattened stalks of the papyrus plant
❖ Placed the stalks running up and down in one layer and side to side in the other
❖ Then by pressing the criss-crossed leaves together, they used the glue the papyrus leaves
❖ produced when squished
❖ Then the egyptians Let the papyrus dry for 6-7 days

❖ Many other countries had papyrus paper as well, from egyptian trade
❖ Used Mainly for important documents and religious texts
❖ Egyptians kept the process to make the sheets a secret so they could sell the paper to other civilizations like
Ancient Greece
❖ "paper" is actually from papyrus, Ancient Greek for the
Cyperus Papyrus plant
❖ Papyrus was used as early as 3,000 BC in ancient
Egypt, and continued to be used until around 1100 AD

https://www.lib.umich.edu/papyrus_making/pm_intro.html
https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt/inventions_and_ technology.php
https://www.lib.umich.edu/papyrology-collection/how-ancientpapyrus-was-made