Papyrus scrolls begin to replace clay tablets in Egypt.

A thick paper-like material produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that is abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt during this epoch.

Papyrus plants usually grow two to three meters (five to nine feet) tall.

Papyrus is first known to have been used during the First dynasty, but it will also be used throughout the Mediterranean region in the third millennium.

Ancient Egypt uses this plant as a writing material and for boats, mattresses, mats, rope, sandals, and baskets.