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Papyrus, Rolled, Folded, and Sealed
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Papyrus, rolled, folded, and sealed, Elephantine, Egypt, 5th century BCE. See also Papyrus, Rolled and Sealed. The Elephantine papyri provide historical documentation about the members of a Jewish…

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Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

Persian Period, 5th Century BCE

Subjects:

Writing, Economic life, Justice system

Categories:

Legal documents, Seals, Law
Bundle of folded papyrus tied with string and seal.
Abecedaries from Kuntillet Ajrud
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An abecedary is a list of the letters of the alphabet, written in order, for instruction or practice in writing, and perhaps also for other purposes. Four abecedaries were written on this large…

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Kuntillet Ajrud, Land of Israel (Kuntillat Jurayyah, Egypt)

Date:

Late 9th–Early 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Writing, Education

Categories:

Household objects
Jar with handle and inscribed with Hebrew letters.
Behistun Trilingual Inscription and Aramaic Papyrus
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Behistun Trilingual Inscription, Persia. This inscription of Darius I (reigned 522–486 BCE) illustrates the polyglot character of the Persian Empire. Versions in the Old Persian, Elamite, and Akkadian…

Places:

Kermanshah, Iran
Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

Persian Period, Late 6th–Early 5th Century BCE

Subjects:

Language & linguistics, Writing, Jewish languages

Categories:

Language & Linguistics
Relief with figures with hands bound standing next to larger figure along wall with relief of winged figure and Persian, Elamite, and Akkadian inscriptions.
Scribe Writing
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Scribe writing, Sakkara, Egypt, ca. 2625–2350 BCE. The ease with which Baruch’s scroll was cut and burned in Jeremiah 36:23 indicates that it was written on papyrus, not leather. In this limestone…

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Sakkara, Egypt

Date:

ca. 2625–2350 BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Writing, Scribal culture

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Sculpture
Sculpture of man sitting cross legged with scroll in his lap.
Elephantine Letter (Request about the Rebuilding of the Elephantine Temple)
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Elephantine letter, dated to year 17 of King Darius II (November 25, 407 BCE). See Request about the Rebuilding of the Elephantine Temple) and Darius and Xerxes, Kings of Persia. The letter is…

Places:

Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

407 BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Writing, Temple, Diaspora, Sacrifice

Categories:

Letters, Firsthand accounts
Fragmentary papyrus page of Hebrew writing.
Song at the Sea (Exodus 15), Leningrad Codex
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Song at the Sea (Exodus 15), Leningrad Codex, 1009 CE. The photo shows the first fourteen verses of the poem (Exodus 15:1–14) and a few prose verses from the end of the preceding chapter. The text of…

Places:

Cairo, Egypt

Date:

1009

Subjects:

Poetry, Scribal culture, Scholarship, Writing, Passover

Categories:

Poetry, Print & book culture
Manuscript page of Hebrew text arranged in verses.