made from the pith of the papyrus plant – found in the Judean desert. Consisting of 133 lines of text in ancient Greek, it is a court document concerning a case of 'sophisticated tax fraud ...

and if you look closely you can see the fibres of the papyrus plant. Making papyrus is laborious but in fact, quite straightforward. The plant itself - a kind of reed that can grow to about 15 ...

and if you look closely you can see the fibres of the papyrus plant. Making papyrus is laborious but in fact, quite straightforward. The plant itself - a kind of reed that can grow to about 15 ...