An American family that had a rare 2,700-year-old papyrus note on display in their home for decades, one of only three known fragments to be in existence in the world, has donated it to Israel by way of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
An American family that had a rare 2,700-year-old papyrus note on display in their home for decades, one of only three known fragments to be in existence in the world, has donated it to Israel by way of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
"Each new document sheds further light on the literacy and the administration of the First Temple period," said Joe Uziel, Director of Israel Antiquities Authority s Judean Desert scrolls unit.