A reed pen (Ancient Greek: κάλαμοι kalamoi; singular κάλαμος kalamos) or bamboo pen (traditional Chinese: 竹筆; simplified Chinese: 竹笔; pinyin: zhú bǐ) is a writing implement made by cutting and shaping a single reed straw or length of bamboo.

The reed pen has a long history and can be traced back to ancient civilizations. It was one of the earliest writing instruments used by humanity, predating the invention of quill pens and modern-day pens. Reed pens were widely utilized in various ancient cultures, including Egypt, Greece, Judea and Mesopotamia.

2020年5月19日 · 公元前2000年：埃及的芦苇笔（Reed Pen） 埃及人发明了一种在羊皮纸和莎草纸上书写的“芦苇笔”，这种早期的笔采用的是空心管状的沼泽草制作而成，其一端被切成尖头的形状作为笔尖，将芦苇的管茎里填满用于书写的墨水，书写时挤压管茎墨水就会流到笔尖。

…a pen of a hard reed, split at the tip and cut into a nib (which had to be constantly sharpened), is an invention of the Greeks. Egyptian scribes used a soft reed, with which ink was brushed on.

2016年5月23日 · The Reed Pen, as you see on the left, is what was used during Classical Antiquity (800 B.C- 400 A.D roughly) for literature. Archeologist have found these writing utensils in sites from Egypt and Greece, where most literature was produced during this time period.

A Reed pen is made from a single piece of reed pointed into a square and split at the point. The first to use reed pens were scribes from Ancient Egypt in the 4th century BC for writing on papyrus. They would dip the reed pen into ink, and it would retain some ink in a split at the point.

芦苇笔（Reed pen）是一种通过切割和塑造一个单一的芦苇秸秆或一定长度的竹子制成的书写工具。 在公元前4世纪的古代埃及遗址中发现了具有常规特征（例如分裂笔尖）的芦苇笔。

A reed pen (Greek: κάλαμοι kalamoi; singular κάλαμος kalamos) is a writing implement made by cutting and shaping a single reed straw or length of bamboo. In Arabic, it is called Qalam. Reed pens were used throughout antiquity. The reed is cut at an angle, the tip is sharpened. Ink is used to write (in antiquity onto papyrus or ...

2004年6月9日 · Look closely at the tip of the pen to see where the reed has been split. The shape of the tip of this pen is very similar to that of a quill or even some fountain pens used today.

Egyptian reed pen., c. 1200 BC. The practice of using reed pens for writing was later passed from the Egyptians to the Greeks. Purchased from Charles Ede in the 1960s when part of the Folio Society.