Photo shows the Ishmael Papyrus, a rare document from the First Temple period, undated photo. The extremely rare document is composed of four torn lines that begin with the words “To Ishmael send….”, the text hinting that it is a fragment of a letter containing instructions to the recipient. Note: Licensed photo (Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)
Copyrights: Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash
08 September 2022
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This rare and previously unknown papyrus dating back thousands of years to Solomon's Temple has been repatriated to Israel where it is joining the country's collection of Dead Sea Scrolls after hanging on the wall of a house in Montana for years. The unique papyrus, which is not much bigger than a...