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Ananiah Gives Yehoishema a House Persian PeriodElephantine, Egypt

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Aramaic Caption: Aramaic. Ananiah Gives Yehoishema a House, March 10, 402 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, mud, linen, Glass: 15 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (39.1 x 49.5 cm) Object: 12 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (31.7 x 42.5 cm) Seal: 7/8 × 3/8 × 1 in. (2.3 × 0.9 × 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.88. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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Found at Elephantine
Materials InkPapyrus

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 47.218.88 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 60728 tier-2
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