Property Transfer Document: Ananiah Gives Tamut Part of a House

Aramaic

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Caption

Aramaic. Property Transfer Document: Ananiah Gives Tamut Part of a House, October 30, 434 B.C.E. (date written). Papyrus, ink, mud, b: Object: 11 3/16 × 22 3/8 in. (28.4 × 56.9 cm) b: Frame: 25 15/16 × 14 3/4 in. (65.9 × 37.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.91a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Culture

Aramaic

Title

Property Transfer Document: Ananiah Gives Tamut Part of a House

Date

October 30, 434 B.C.E. (date written)

Dynasty

Dynasty 27

Period

Persian Period

Geography

Place found: Elephantine, Egypt

Medium

Papyrus, ink, mud

Classification

Document

Dimensions

b: Object: 11 3/16 × 22 3/8 in. (28.4 × 56.9 cm) b: Frame: 25 15/16 × 14 3/4 in. (65.9 × 37.4 cm)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

47.218.91a-b

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