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The script was located by Prof. Shmuel Ahituv together with the Antiquities Theft Prevention Unit of the IAA. A resident of Montana, United States, turned out to be the owner of the papyrus, which ...
2,700-year-old inscribed papyrus, a letter to 'Ishmael' written in early Hebrew script, joins only two others from biblical times. But that's just the beginning of the story ...
The document, “Papyrus Waziri 1”, was discovered in May 2022 during excavations of the Egyptian mission in the Saqqara area headed by Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa ...
Researchers used artificial intelligence to decipher the text of 2,000-year-old charred papyrus scripts, unveiling musings on music and capers.
Once found in the Judean Desert, the document’s script had previously been classified as Nabataean—an ancient Aramaic language—but papyrus expert Hannah Cotton knew better.
Waziri Papyrus 1 is the longest and most complete Book of the Dead written in hieratic script to be found in Saqqara, experts said. It is the first one found in over 100 years , officials said in ...