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Blank Papyrus in different sizes. Two main colors, light brown and dark brwon. Supplied directly from Cairo in many sizes, *0x*5 cm, *0x*0 cm, *0x*0 cm, *0x*0 cm, *0x**0 cm. Custom sizes are avaialble . 
Papyrus was first manufactured in Egypt as far back as the fourth millennium BCE The earliest archaeological evidence of papyrus was excavated in ***2 and ***3  an  located on the coast. These documents date from c. *******0 BCE (end of the reign of The papyrus rolls describe the last years of building thIn the first centuries BCE and CE, papyrus gained a rival as a writing surface in the form of , which was prepared from animal skins.Sheets of parchment were folded to form quires from which were fashioned.  soon adopted the codex form, and in the Grco-Roman world, it became common to cut sheets from papyrus rolls to form codices.
Codices were an improvement on the papyrus scroll, as the papyrus was not pliable enough to fold without cracking and a long roll, or scroll, was required to create large-volume texts. Papyrus had the advantage of being relatively cheap and easy to produce, but it was fragile and susceptible to both 
moisture and excessive dryness. Unless the papyrus was of perfect quality, the writing surface was irregular, and the range of media that could be used was also limited.
Papyrus was replaced in Europe by the cheaper, locally produced products , of significantly higher durability in moist climates, though connection of its disappearance with the Muslim conquest of Egypt is contested. Its last appearance in the  chancery is with a document of **2, though it was known in  until the middle of the following century. The latest certain dates for the use of papyrus are ***7 for a papal decree (typically conservative, all  were on papyrus until ***2), under  and ***7 for an Arabic document. Its use in Egypt continued until it was replaced by more inexpensive  introduced who originally learned of it from the Chinese. 
Papyrus was made in several qualities and prices; these are listed, with minor differences
Until the middle of the *9th century, only some isolated documents written on papyrus were known. They did not contain literary works. The first discovery of papyri rolls in modern days was made at in ***2. Before that date, the only papyri known were a few surviving from medieval