Interactive Ancient History

The first recorded use of papyrus was a piece found in a First Dynasty tomb of Hemaka, an official of the court around 2900BC. The scribes who wrote the ancient Egyptian texts had to be very familiar with the use of papyrus. the Greeks actually called the plant papuros, but named the actual writing material bublos.

The papyrus is made by slicing thin sections from its tall reed and then laying rows of the dampened sections layer upon layer. It is then pressed between sheets of cotton to remove as much of the moisture as possible. The sheets are then dried. The finished sheets are very strong, and were used exclusively by the Egyptians for many years. They began an export trade across the Mediterranean, and continued to hold the monopoly on it until eventually the Greeks and some other civilisations discovered the techniques.

The Egyptian used the papyrus plant so profusely that it soon became the symbol of Lower Egypt. A single papyrus stem became the hieroglyph for green, sturdy and fresh.

The Egyptian believed that the written word had special powers, and the very essence of what was written they believed performed wonders, hence the use of hieroglyphs so much throughout Egypt. Writing became a powerful tool in the hands of the scribes, and they soon used it to cement their role in Egyptian society, a role of power within the bureaucratic society of the time.

You will notice that there is rarely a wall or image in ancient Egypt that doesn't bear some hieroglyphic forms. As you peruse the images on these pages here to you will notice the prolific use of Egypt's mysterious written word.

All our papyrus products come from Egypt. We have a range of paintings that are useful purely for display, but also to study. Most of the images you will see are in fact taken from the temples and walls of the tombs of the Pharaohs.

We also have developed our own exclusive range of educational papyrus products that are not available anywhere else. You can look and admire the artwork, you can study the images and their meanings or you can interact.........write your own hieroglyphs on real papyrus, make your own cartouche or even pant your own papyrus.......

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We have some of the best deals on Blank Papyrus in Australia.
Great for:

• Classroom lessons
• Making your own scrolls & manuscripts.
• Drama class props
• Invitations
• ...and many other stationary needs!

Available in A3, A4 and smaller sizes.

Papyrus Classroom Lessons CD.

An ongoing resource for the classroom....
The CD comes with the following:
Printable Papyrus Lessons -
1 Make your own Cartouche Classroom Set 18 Cartouches to an A4 sheet of Papyrus.
2 Make your own Bookmark Classroom Set 5 Bookmarks with Egyptian Graphics to an A4 Sheet of Papyrus
3 Make your own Ancient Egyptian Business Card a set of 10 Business cards with Egyptian graphics to an A4 page.
Make a series of Mummy Bookmarks
(See samples below in the Classroom Kit 3)
12 Lesson Ideas
Lesson Plans on Ancient Writing
Hieroglyphic Alphabet and instructions.
Full instructions
Students learn about writing ancient scripts in a fun interactive way!
Lesson Resources on Ancient Egypt.
Photo Image file on Ancient Egypt to use with your lessons.
Plus lots more....
The Papyrus Lesson CD is available for only $9.95 PLCD1
This is a great ongoing lesson resource. It allows you to print your initial lessons on paperfor the students to test their skills in writing Ancient Hieroglyphs and then print the main lesson on our blank papyrus which will be available when you need it. The CD can be shared with the whole school and the teachers may buy the blank papyrus as they need it.
All you need to do is purchase our blank papyrus sheets to print your lessons on.
SEE OUR GREAT PRICES ON INTERACTIVE PAPYRUS KITS BELOW.....

Travel back to the time of the

Pharaohs........

Paint papyrus yourself, write your own royal name in a cartouche and lots more on real Papyrus!

Egyptian Writing Kit (Single)

A great new kit to start you writing like an ancient Egyptian...
Kit includes a blank papyrus scroll (A3 size), replica scribes pen, Tutmosis scarab seal replica, lump of clay and a length of raffia to tie and seal the finished scroll.
There are many resources available on the web as hieroglyphic translators and "how to write like an Egyptian" so get started now and produce your own ancient scroll...

Egyptian Writing Kit 1 

$14.95AUD plus P&H - Code EWK1

$4.95AUD plus P&H QUOTE PWS1

This set comes with an outline image on a sheet of papyrus A4 size and a set of paints for you to paint your own painting. (Paint set and papyrus varies)

$5.95AUD PLUS P&H QUOTE PCS1

5 A4 sheets of blank papyrus
Ideal to make your own printables from our Papyrus Lesson CD or use your own printables. Make a scroll, make bookmarks, write invitations and much more.

$14.95AUD plus P&H QUOTE PCS2

2 A4 sheets of blank papyrus plus our Lesson Cd with lesson ideas, templates and more. (See above for details on the CD).

$12.95AUD plus P&H QUOTE PCSCD1

Most people in Egypt were unable to read or write, so the ability to do so set you up in a place of importance within Egyptian society. In order to educate your children, parents would have to either try to educate them themselves or pay for them to go to school. The rich would often send their children to the palace school. There were local village schools as well as schools attached to temples. A boy would usually start school around 5 years of age and would learn the two major scripts of hieroglyphics and hieratic. This involved much copying and practice and then much reading and reciting. A basic book called kemyt a simple set of figures was used for the younger students. After mastering the skills of writing one could become a scribe, a position of importance within society, as it allowed you to work within the governmental system, out of the hot sun and above menial labour. Further education involved the learning of mathematics, astronomy, religion, history, geography, engineering and surveying to name just a few. None of this could be achieved without first learning to read or write.

One only - Was $19.95 Now $15.95

All these papyrus paintings are 30 x 12cm. All are $11.95AUD ea.

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