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The Clue

Ancient writing material (7 letter answer)

The Answer

PAPYRUS

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Notes

The answer PAPYRUS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Related Clues

Book of the Dead, e.g.
Pharaoh's writing material

Definition

PAPYRUS as a noun:

1. paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans
2. (papyrus, Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus) = tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
3. a document written on papyrus