“ When in storage, a roll can grow mould or rot with the damp and can be eaten by rodents or insects, particularly by white ants, when it is buried. ”
هذا وإن بعض البرديات تعرَّضت كثيرا للضوء والرطوبة عند اكتشافها ،‏ ما سرَّع تلفها .‏