papyrus
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9.3
- noun
- /pəˈpaɪrəs/
:
rollo de papiro
- Speech became eternal, thanks to certain marks on stone, clay, and papyrus.
- Egyptian papyrus
- papyrus rolls
- written on the papyrus
He was one of the translators of the Greek magical papyri.
- He was one of the translators of the Greek magical papyri.
Examples
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The influential Egyptologist, the late Miriam Lichtheim, ruled out the possibility that the papyrus, The Admonitions of Ipuwer, referred to a real national calamity.
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But before the typewriter with a printing press, before paper or parchment, cursive script or the first bound book, there was the papyrus scroll.
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It's believed that the papyrus is based upon an earlier text from the Old Kingdom.
Blog text (4) -
As described in the sacred papyrus.
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So this is the papyrus that I've read so much about.
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The papyrus is missing, and that's all I'm concerned about.
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As evidence, they point to the Egyptian papyrus known as "The Tale of Sinuhe."
Academic text (2006) -
a Middle Kingdom papyrus that describes events remarkably similar to the biblical plagues;
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The Ebers Papyrus from Egypt, dating from about 1550 B.C., includes prescriptions for trachoma.
Academic text (2004) -
The ancient scroll was written on a papyrus that dates back to the third century BCE.
Synonyms
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5.2
A long piece of paper or parchment with writing that you can roll up
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9.9
A handwritten book from ancient times used instead of a scroll
A very old book made of loose pages rather than a scroll
A written document often an original or handwritten copy studied by scholars
Compounds
- Specialized
A tall water plant like grass from the Nile whose stems were used to make paper in ancient Egypt
Surface Forms
Etymology
Papyrus can mean an ancient sheet or scroll written on that material, so a papyrus is simply an old document or manuscript, like an early form of 'paper'.