A reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. From it was produced a coarse, paperlike writing medium used by the Egyptians and many other peoples in the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East was

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Papyrus is a paperlike writing medium made from the reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. It was widely used by the ancient Egyptians and many other peoples in the Mediterranean and Middle East.

A Reed That Grows Along the Banks of the Nile