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papyri
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Papyrus \Pa*py"rus\, n.; pl. Papyri. [L., fr. Gr. pa`pyros. See Paper.]
(Bot.) A tall rushlike plant ( Cyperus Papyrus) of the Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily, etc. The stem is triangular and about an inch thick.
The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal slices, which were gummed together and pressed.
A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl., written scrolls made of papyrus; as, the papyri of Egypt or Herculaneum.
Wiktionary
n. (plural of papyrus English)
WordNet
n. paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans
tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times [syn: Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus]
a document written on papyrus
[also: papyri (pl)]
See papyrus
Usage examples of "papyri".
Handing the torch to Wazim, I slipped the strap on the bundle of papyri from my shoulder and handed that to him as well.
I think if you were to have a look at the papyri, you will see what I mean.
While there was nothing in the papyri of which I was ashamed, I was not sure I wanted anyone else to read my mind and heart.
He told about the monastery and the agreement we had made to allow the papyri to be copied.
Kindly Brother Tomas visits me daily, bringing the list of difficulties his diligent scribes have encountered in their patient work of copying my poor scraps of ruined papyri onto fine, clean parchments.
Maspero’s methods of organization left a great deal to be desired, he had gathered most of the papyri together in a single room.
Later, they were inscribed on papyri and illustrated by charming little paintings showing the various stages through which the deceased passed on his way to paradise.
For several years they had sold objects such as papyri to illegal dealers, but finally the Antiquities Department got wind of their activities and forced them to disclose the location of the tomb.
It was said he took the papyri and the royal ushebtis with him to Cairo, where he had established his headquarters, and what he did with them after that no one knows, but one can guess.
This was part of his nature, as much as his genuine love for the relics and papyri which he had been studying ail his life.
In the recent past a few Egyptologists had conducted relatively scholarly excavations of a few tombs, but the museums of Europe contained masses of papyri and miscellaneous objects that had been bought on the antiquities market during the nineteenth century A.
His father preferred temples and tombs, but masses of inscribed material were turning up, ostraca and papyri, awaiting decipherment-the job he enjoyed most.
I did not doubt his willingness to do so now, but years spent in sedentary scholarship poring over faded papyri had taken their toll.
We located them in the shop of Omar, drinking tea and inspecting the old rascal's collection of dubious papyri and questionable ushebtis.
His father preferred temples and tombs, but masses of inscribed material were turning up, ostraca and papyri, awaiting decipherment—the job he enjoyed most.