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Property Sale Document: Bagazust and Ubil Sell a House to Ananiah Persian PeriodElephantine, Egypt

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Aramaic Caption: Aramaic. Property Sale Document: Bagazust and Ubil Sell a House to Ananiah, September 14, 437 B.C.E. (date written). Papyrus, ink, mud, b: Object: 11 13/16 × 31 5/8 in. (30 × 80.4 cm) b: Frame: 14 15/16 × 34 3/4 in. (38 × 88.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.95a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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Found at Elephantine
Materials InkPapyrus

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 47.218.95a-b tier-2
  • BKM-Object 60734 tier-2
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