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Megilat Mitsrayim (The Scroll of Egypt)
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After these things, Ahmed Shaitan desired of the Jews a hundred and fifty thousand great gold pieces, and he also said, If ye bring them not quickly, I shall kill you with the sword. And when the Jews…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

ca. 1524

Subjects:

Holidays, Purim, Monarchy, Antisemitism, Violence
Aramaic Proverbs: The Words of Ahiqar
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The Words of Ahiqar are the teachings that Ahiqar, the wise scribe who was chief counselor to the kings of Assyria, imparted to his nephew and adopted son Nadin.

Places:

Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

Fifth Century BCE

Subjects:

Wisdom, Monarchy, Politics, Family, Ethics

Categories:

Wisdom Literature