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  2. Cyperus papyrus - Wikipedia

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    Papyrus plant (Cyperus papyrus) at Kew Gardens, LondonThis tall, robust aquatic plant can grow 4 to 5 metres (13 to 16 ft) high, [5] but on the margins of high altitude lakes such as Lake Naivasha in Kenya and Lake Tana in Ethiopia, at altitudes around 1,800 m (6,000 ft) the papyrus culms can measure up to 9 m (29 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) in length, with an additional 46 centimetres (18 in) for the ...

  3. Reed (plant) - Wikipedia

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    Reed is a common name for several tall, grass-like plants of wetlands. Varieties ... (Cyperus papyrus), the source of the Ancient Egyptian writing material, ...

  4. Cyperus alternifolius - Wikipedia

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    Cyperus alternifolius, the umbrella papyrus, umbrella sedge or umbrella palm, is a grass-like plant in the large genus Cyperus of the sedge family Cyperaceae. The plant is native to West Africa, Madagascar and the Arabian Peninsula, but widely distributed throughout the world. [2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden ...

  5. Papyrus - Wikipedia

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    Papyrus (P. BM EA 10591 recto column IX, beginning of lines 13–17) Papyrus (/ p ə ˈ p aɪ r ə s / pə-PY-rəs) is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface. It was made from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge. [1]

  6. List of papyri from ancient Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Papyrus Berlin 3008 4th or later R - The Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys P.Berlin 3008 Berlin: Germany Cairo Museum Papyrus No. 30646 4th or later L - Setne I: Egyptian Museum: Cairo Museum Papyrus No. 30646 Cairo: Egypt: Cairo Museum Papyrus No. 30692 4th or later L - Setne I Egyptian Museum: Cairo Museum Papyrus No. 30692 Cairo: Egypt

  7. Ancient Egyptian agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Over 2000 different species of flowering or aromatic plants have been found in tombs. [2] Papyrus was an extremely versatile crop that grew wild and was also cultivated. [16] The roots of the plant were eaten as food, but it was primarily used as an industrial crop. The stem of the plant was used to make boats, mats, and paper.

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