Egyptian Papyrus (Art)

Papyrus was a kind of paper made out of a plant called Cyperus Plant which grows along the river Nile in Egypt. The papyrus was used instead of textbooks, newspaper, letters/emails or news and they also serves to record history. The word ‘paper’ came from the word papyrus. Papyrus is still being made, but not for the purpose the Ancient Egyptians used to use them for, but they make them to attract tourists to buy them. In the Egyptian Era they used papyrus to make a lot more things rather than paper, they used them to make sandals, baskets, fencing, rope and they also used it to make medicine or to be eaten as well. There were papyrus found with paintings which are still recognizable, which dates back to the 2700 BC.

Detail from Book of the Dead of 'King Pinudjem I,
from the royal cache at Deir el-Bari (1032 BC)

The image above this text is a page of a book found, which is made from papyrus and I'm very impressed for its good condition it still is because it looks like it was drawn/painted recently as the papyrus isn't torn or broken. Even its colour remains very well and each detail could be recognized. This book was found in the famous royal cache at Deir el-Bahri with the mummy of Pinudjem I.

Bibliography:

 EgyptianPapyrus.co.uk, Anon, n.d., Egyptian Papyrus [online] Available at:  http://www.egyptian-papyrus.co.uk/ [Accessed 18 May].

Jaromir Malek, 2003, Egypt 4000 Years of Art, New York, Phaidon Press Limited.