Ananiah Gives Yehoishema a House

Aramaic

1 of 17

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)

Culture

Aramaic

Title

Ananiah Gives Yehoishema a House

Date

March 10, 402 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 28

Period

Persian Period

Geography

Place found: Elephantine, Egypt

Medium

Papyrus, ink, mud, linen

Classification

Document

Dimensions

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)

Credit Line

Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

47.218.88

Have information?

Have information about an artwork? Contact us at

bkmcollections@brooklynmuseum.org.