Egyptian scholars who are engaged in the study of papyrus scrolls believe that papyrus scrolls are rare and precious historical materials. With regard to the early history of Egypt in Arabia, no relevant written materials have been found except papyrus. Therefore, papyrus scrolls are the only historical materials that record the social situation and the style of the times at that time. Today, these precious historical materials are in Austria, not in Egypt. The first papyrus volume recording the history of Islam is also in Austria. In addition, the papyrus volumes lost to Austria also include marriage contracts, sales contracts and official state letters. These lost papyrus volumes are of great significance to the study of the social form at that time, the development of Arab rulers and Arab regimes, and are also of great value to the study of the development of Arab calligraphy and literature. A large number of papyrus papers are lost overseas, so it is impossible to describe them completely. At present, the papyrus volumes preserved in Egypt and those lost overseas are originally a whole. Therefore, it is of practical significance to study and sort out papyrus volumes themselves.
Egyptian scholars believe that the value of some papyrus scrolls is between literature and cultural relics. As we all know, all Arabic papyrus scrolls were discovered together with unearthed cultural relics in archaeological excavations, and they were not passed on to future generations through normal channels like ordinary documents. At the same time, the differences between cultural relics and documents are also reflected in their placement and arrangement.
In addition, some papyrus volumes are only written with short essays, which is easy to interpret. However, it is important to study the papyrus volumes left in Egypt and lost overseas, so as to correctly interpret the rich contents included in papyrus volumes. In order to better study and make use of papyrus scrolls, scholars of papyrus scrolls suggested that all the text contents on papyrus scrolls should be completely input into the computer of Egyptian National Library, and a research institute of papyrus scrolls should be set up. They called on the National Library and the Repair Department of the Egyptian Archaeological Institute to cooperate closely in the repair and preservation of papyrus volumes.
Experts and scholars agree that the large-scale smuggling of papyrus in Egypt at the end of 19th century has caused immeasurable losses to Egypt and the Arab world. Today, when the whole world is paying attention to papyrus scrolls and papyrus scrolls, the Arab world should take immediate action to save papyrus scrolls and make contributions to saving and carrying forward the heritage of human civilization.
The influence of papyrus is the great contribution of ancient Egyptians to human civilization, and it is the earliest and most convenient writing material in history. It was the invention and popularization of papyrus that enabled human beings to stop using mud, stone, wood, pottery, metal and other materials to record words or pictures, and also made a lot of ancient information spread and preserved. However, papyrus also has its own defects: its raw materials are single, and it can only use fresh papyrus from the Nile valley, which makes its origin limited to Egypt and limits its popularization. Its production is also more complicated and the cost is higher. Therefore, when China's papermaking was introduced to the Arab world by the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty who were captured by Arabs in the 8th century, the production of papyrus was dwarfed. Since Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty, China's papermaking can make use of rags, fishing nets, hemp chips and other waste materials, and gradually develop to widely use bamboo, wood and other plant fibers, with wide raw materials, low cost, large output and low price, and various finished products, which can adapt to different uses and can also be produced in various places. Because of this, China's papermaking finally completely replaced papyrus papermaking.
Just like we explored other ancient technologies, Ragab's papyrus paper-making technique not only reproduces ancient human civilization and Egyptian history and culture, but also makes papyrus paper brilliant again. As a production technology and cultural goods, papyrus has long since withdrawn from the historical stage, but as a cultural relic and handicraft, papyrus is still in the ascendant. For China, which has developed ancient civilization and rich cultural relics, Lagab's contribution is worth learning and should arouse our deep thought.