papyrus

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These were 50 feet high, six feet in diameter, painted with hieroglyphs and topped with gigantic papyrus blossoms.

From Washington Post

“Ithaca’s architecture makes it really applicable to any ancient language, not just Latin, but Mayan, cuneiform; really any written medium — papyri, manuscripts,” she said.

From The Verge

Egypt, when surgical cases were transcribed onto papyrus and used for teaching at a later time.

From Washington Post

So sublime was the moment that I feel I should be recording it with quill pen and inkwell on papyrus paper.

From Washington Post

It’s only two decades old, but it might as well be on papyrus in Aramaic.

From Washington Post