Property Transfer Document: Ananiah Gives Yehoishema Another Part of the House

Aramaic

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Caption

Aramaic. Property Transfer Document: Ananiah Gives Yehoishema Another Part of the House, November 25 or November 26, 404 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, mud, Object: 28 11/16 × 12 3/8 in. (72.9 × 31.5 cm) Frame: 30 5/16 × 15 5/16 in. (77 × 38.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.92. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Culture

Aramaic

Title

Property Transfer Document: Ananiah Gives Yehoishema Another Part of the House

Date

November 25 or November 26, 404 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 27

Period

Persian Period

Geography

Place found: Elephantine, Egypt

Medium

Papyrus, ink, mud

Classification

Document

Dimensions

Object: 28 11/16 × 12 3/8 in. (72.9 × 31.5 cm) Frame: 30 5/16 × 15 5/16 in. (77 × 38.9 cm)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

47.218.92

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