In later years, papyrus was used for drawing and depicting everyday Egyptian life. It was later translated as a government document about the Kingdom that was in power at the time, telling us lots about how the Pharaoh ruled Egypt. The Ipuwer Papyrus (previously the oldest piece of papyrus found) was first thought to be a poem. Hieroglyphs were the main written language of Egypt for over 4,000 years. Overtime poems, notes, letters, logs, even shopping lists were written in the ancient language of hieroglyphics. Scrolls So what exactly was written on papyrus? What was Paper Used For? Originally, papyrus was mainly used to record religious and government texts of the ancient times, including Greek, Egyptian, and Roman texts. In fact, papyrus have only been discovered in Egypt even though this ancient technique was later used by other civilisations such as the Romans and Greeks. Due to Egypt's dry weather and dry climate, papyrus are perfectly preserved even when buried deep under rock and sand. But how were the large scrolls made? And why are papyrus so well preserved? Scrolls underwent the same construction process, but instead of doing the process once, the pieces of dried papyrus were glued together to form one long scroll. They were then pressed or hammered flat, and left for days (sometimes in the hot sun) before they formed individual sheets of papyrus. They were then soaked for several days before the strips were placed horizontally and vertically atop one another. Once picked and cut to the desired size, stems of papyrus were then carefully peeled into thin strips. Big Business So how was papyrus made? How is Papyrus Paper Made? Papyrus grew in abundance on the banks of the Nile River. But nevertheless, papyrus continued to be used to make lots of other things. They even tried to make boats out of papyrus, but that did not work out very well! The boats quickly became waterlogged and sank. Truly, papyrus was an important "gift of the Nile". And I mean, EVERYTHING! The ancient Egyptians used papyrus to make paper, baskets, sandals, mats, rope, blankets, chairs, mattresses, medicine, perfume, food, and even clothes. Origins of the "Paper Plant" But why was papyrus so important to ancient Egyptians? Papyrus was big business to the people of Egypt, because it was used to make everything. And just like of our paper today, papyrus paper was recyclable and easy for everyday use. Because papyrus was easy to make, it quickly became very popular amongst the Egyptian people.
Using its stem and its sugary and sticky qualities, they created papyrus paper that they would use as paper for writing on. And so, they turned to the papyrus plant that grew by the Nile River. Because the ancient Egyptians did not have access to YouTube or Google, they needed to create their own means of record keeping. The people of Egypt did not have paper and notebooks like we do today.
Bailey "Papyrus" A long time ago, in a place called Egypt. Transcript: Today's Quest: What do all of these items have in common? Digging up the Past with Ms.
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