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Question 86

A scribe needs a portable writing sheet made from a plant growing near the Nile. Which raw material would be used?

  1. Pressed barley husks
  2. Ground limestone dust
  3. The stem of the papyrus plantCorrect answer
  4. Woven flax cloth

Explanation

Writing sheets called papyrus were produced by cutting and arranging strips from the papyrus plant's stem. Linen came from flax fibers and served mainly as textile, so it is not the material described for this writing surface.

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