![]() ![]() A chair of Hetepheres I, the wife of Sneferu (about 2600 BC), exhibited papyrus umbels and stalks on its sides. For scribal equipment, the earliest representations I found were on two wooden panels showing Hesire (chief of physicians, dentist, and royal scribe under King Djoser) with his scribal equipment. King Djoser of Dynasty III (about 2650 BC), the builder of the first step pyramid, placed papyrus columns on the north wall of his funerary complex. On a famous slate palette of King Narmer (about 3100 BC), several stylized papyrus stalks were prominently displayed. About 4000 BC, papyrus boats were in regular use on the Nile. The term papyrus is related to the ancient Egyptian expression, pa-per-aa, which can be translated as “that which belongs to the Pharaoh.” Our word paper is derived from that Egyptian expression.įrom the earliest times, papyrus played a predominant role in ancient Egypt. In ancient Egypt, papyrus was the symbolic plant of northern (or lower) Egypt, the Nile Delta region. Papyrus is rarely found in the wild in Egypt today. In the ancient world, papyrus was concentrated in Egypt, Syria, and the Euphrates River regions. This stalk was composed of a green outer rind and inner, white, spongy pith. In ancient times, papyrus often grew to heights of about 15 ft, had a “mop-shaped” umbel head, and developed a stout, triangular stem about 3½ to 5 in in thickness. ![]() In this scientific name, hadidii represents the subspecies that was the ancient Egyptian papyrus plant. In today’s taxonomy, Cyperus papyrus hadidii is the scientific name for the ancient Egyptian papyrus. The papyrus plant represented lower (northern) Egypt while the lotus plant represented upper (southern) Egypt. Both papyrus and lotus were considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians and are commonly depicted in their art. Typical ancient Egyptian representation of papyrus (left) and lotus (right) plants. This article will explain how papyrus influenced the lives of people in ancient Egypt and how it was used in the Bible. Later on, after the Greek writing techniques became prevalent (about 650 BC), the scribes began using reed pens made from the much larger reed, Phragmites aegyptiaca. In addition, the sea reed, Juncus maritimus, was used as the “reed “ pen of the scribes at that time (Thimes 2000a). In the era of Ramses II (about 1250 BC), the sacred plants of Egypt were lotus and papyrus. Characters clearer and darker than photo.Volume: BSPADE 17:4 (Fall 2004) Article: Papyrus in Ancient Egypt and the Bible Author: Joseph L. #AH2162: $250 SOLDĪncient papyrus scroll fragment. #AH2156: $299 SOLDĪncient papyrus scroll fragment. Measures 54 mm (2 1/8"), dark, crisp text. #AH2144: $325 SOLDīeautiful and long ancient papyrus scroll fragment. Smaller piece is separated but shown how it was aligned in photo. #AH2207: $375 SOLDĪncient papyrus scroll fragment. Characters clearer and darker than photo. Text on both sides! Ex-Tom Cederlind Estate, Portland, OR. #AH2205: $399 SOLDĪncient papyrus scroll fragment. Nice text! Characters clearer and darker than photo. A great display piece! #AH2178: $750 SOLDĪncient papyrus scroll fragment. Ex private collection of Cyrus Gordon (1908-2001), American scholar of Near Eastern cultures and ancient languages. Nicely mounted in an antique custom frame. Neatly written, with 4 readable lines present. #AH2212: $350 SOLDĮxcellent large framed papyrus fragment with Greek Coptic script, Egypt, c. Characters on both sides! Ex-Tom Cederlind Estate, Portland, OR. VERY LARGE papyrus fragment, written in Greek script! #AH2163: $399 SOLDĪncient papyrus scroll fragment. #AH2150: $325 SOLDĪncient papyrus scroll fragment. #AH2149: $325 SOLDĪncient papyrus scroll fragment. #AH2211: $399 SOLDĪncient papyrus scroll fragment. With 3 lines of large readable text on one side, the opposite side blank. Very large papyrus fragment with Greek Coptic script, Egypt, c. ![]()
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