The book Reading and Writing in the Time of Jesus says: “Paintings from Pompeii, sculptures from various parts of the Roman Empire and actual examples dug up at many sites scattered from Egypt to Hadrian’s Wall [Northern Britain] display the widespread use of the tablets. ”
همچنین او می‌توانست پس از نگارش ،‏ دوباره سطح آن را صاف سازد و روی آن بنویسد .‏