If he was inexperienced or the materials were not of the best quality, his calamus, or reed pen, could snag in the papyrus, the sheet could tear, or the writing could be illegible.
Ja viņam trūka pieredzes vai materiāls nebija sevišķi kvalitatīvs, niedres spalva (calamus) varēja saskrāpēt papirusu, loksne varēja ieplīst vai arī raksts varēja iznākt nesalasāms.