Papyrus

Papyrus was used as a thick material to write on, similar to paper today, which was then made up into a Scroll or Codex.
It was produced from the Papyrus plant in Egypt and Nubia from the fourth millenium BCE onwards.

The plant is the Cyperus papyrus:
- The inner pith from the stem of this plant is removed.
- This is then cut into thin strips and laid flat to form a sheet.
Another layer of strips is then laid across them.
The two sheets were soaked, then beaten together into one sheet.
The sheet is then put under pressure to dry it.
The sheet would then be rubbed smooth so that it could be written upon.
Finally, it was cut into smaller sheets, which were glued together to form a Scroll.