All 12 Uses of
papyrus
in
The Throne of Fire
- The smaller statue's head peeled open in four sections like the top of a missile silo, and sticking out of its neck was a yellowed papyrus scroll.†
Chpt 1 *
- They didn't seem to consume the papyrus or hurt Sadie; but when she tried to shake out the fire, ghostly white flames leaped to the nearest display case and raced around the room as if following a trail of gasoline.†
Chpt 1
- My right hand itched from holding the papyrus scroll so long.†
Chpt 3
- The papyrus dropped into my lap.†
Chpt 3
- The papyrus was still steaming.†
Chpt 3
- I tossed my stuff on the dresser—the papyrus scroll, the wax mini-Carter, my magic bag, my wand.†
Chpt 3
- I could feel magic humming in the papyrus like a low-voltage current.†
Chpt 4
- The end of the papyrus was a jagged line, as if it had been ripped.†
Chpt 4
- Sadie and I had to combine forces to get past the perimeter, but with a little concentration, ink and papyrus, and some tapped energy from our godly friends Isis and Horus, we managed to pull off a short stroll through the Duat.†
Chpt 10
- There was the papyrus scroll, just like the one we'd found in Brooklyn.†
Chpt 10
- The shopper also managed to find some supplies for our magic bags—blocks of wax, twine, even some papyrus and ink—though I doubt Bes explained to her what they were for.†
Chpt 12
- She pulled a scroll from her bag—a cylinder of papyrus much thicker than the ones we'd collected.†
Chpt 18
Definition:
a type of paper first used by ancient Egyptians
or more rarely:
a tall grass-like plant growing naturally in the Nile valley (from which the above paper was made)
or more rarely:
a tall grass-like plant growing naturally in the Nile valley (from which the above paper was made)