Hieroglyphics Writing System
The written language of 3000 BC Ancient Egypt is called hieroglyphics. It was a form of communication reserved for governmental, fiscal, and religious purposes, and practiced by scribes.
Understanding that hieroglyphics is a phonetic, not a pictorial language was made possible by The Rosetta Stone.
Stone was the commonly used medium for hieroglyphics, withstanding time due to its durability. A new medium was emerging around the same time, Papyrus — one of the many crops grown along the Nile, which was sliced, soaked, and pressed, glued together by the sugars to form a paper document.
In contrast to stone tablets, papyrus was less durable but more mobile, so it was ideal for traveling across space rather than time.