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Once dried and smoothed with a stone or shell, these sheets were often glued together to form scrolls exceeding 30 feet in length. Role in the Old Kingdom

Papyrus was essential for the , enabling the management of the vast resources required for monumental projects like the pyramids. Egypt: Old Kingdom

In the context of the (c. 2686–2181 BCE), "paper" refers to papyrus , the world's first writing material . While true paper was later invented in China, the Egyptians pioneered the use of the papyrus plant to create a durable, flexible surface for record-keeping and literature. The Invention of Papyrus Once dried and smoothed with a stone or