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I am sure the Babylonians thought tablets to be superior to papyrus.
I am sure the Babylonians thought tablets to be superior to papyrus.
Yeah, papyrus can burn to ash. If you burn a tablet, it just gets more permanent. In fact, a lot of cuneiform tablets that have survived are ones that were in fires.
Well considering that vastly more tablets have survived from the ancient world...