papyrus

Egypt
7th Century
Recipe Details

Preparation Steps

Papyrus rolls were cut into pieces, usually 1/6th of the original roll (tūmār), to construct codices (p. 63).

Original Recipe Text

Papyrus rolls were cut into pieces, usually 1/6th of the original roll (tūmār), to construct codices (p. 63).

Evidence

"‘Documentary’ codices were used, for example, in Egypt in the 7th and 8th centuries."

Remarks

While paper and parchment became predominant, papyrus was used for documentary codices in Egypt during the 7th and 8th centuries (p. 63).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Codicology
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper TypePapyrus
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year650
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
CollectionEgypt
Language
N/A
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