Egyptian Writing Kit

The famous statue of the ancient Egyptian Scriber manifested how they respected the scholars and the writers. The tools used for writing were compiled in a Palette (pen holder) composed of a wooden block having a slim rectangular groove to partially accommodate the reeds (pens) made of the Juncus Maritimus plant that was growing on the banks of the river Nile, and two circular indentations to house the powdered ink, one for red ink and the other for black ink. The red ink was prepared by mixing ochre with gelatin, gum and bee wax and the black ink was prepared by mixing carbon or soot with the same materials to make it in a form of cake and then use water and write with it.

There are many genuine ancient Egyptian Palettes preserved in many museums in the world, such as the Louvre in Paris and the British Royal Museum in London.

  KingTutShop offers identical replicas of those palettes with the same type of  pens and ink, together with a pack of 5 Papyrus blank sheets size 20X30 cm to let you entertain the proud feelings of the high ranked officials and scholars of ancient Egypt.

The kit comprises:

1. One Wooden Palette

2. Two writing reeds

3. One pack of 5 Papyrus blank sheets size 20X30 cm

4. Quality Certificate of the Papyrus sheets