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An early form of the book. Although a sometimes unwieldy container for writing, scrolls have persisted for thousands of years.

Amduat ("What is in the Netherworld") papyrus
Amduat ("What is in the Netherworld") papyrus inscribed for Gautsoshen ca. 1000–945 BCE. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Egyptian scrolls

Egyptian scrolls were made from papyrus. [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Capua, Rebecca. “Papyrus-Making in Egypt.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pyma/hd_pyma.htm (March 2015)
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