Photo of collection object Property Sale Document: Bagazust and Ubil Sell a House to Ananiah
Aramaic. Property Sale Document: Bagazust and Ubil Sell a House to Ananiah, September 14, 437 B.C.E. (date written). Papyrus, ink, mud, a: Small Box of Fragments: 1 3/4 x 4 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (4.5 x 10.3 x 10.3 cm) b: Glass: 14 15/16 x 34 3/4 in. (38 x 88.2 cm) b: Object: 11 13/16 x 31 5/8 in. (30 x 80.4 cm) Mud Seal:: 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1.5 x 2 cm). Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.95a-b. No known copyright restrictions.
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Property Sale Document: Bagazust and Ubil Sell a House to Ananiah

September 14, 437 B.C.E. (date written)

Aramaic

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Aramaic
Classification
Document
Formatted Medium
Papyrus, ink, mud
Medium
papyrus, ink, mud
Locations
Place found: Elephantine, Egypt
Dynasty
Dynasty 27
Period
Persian Period
Dimensions
a: Small Box of Fragments: 1 3/4 x 4 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (4.5 x 10.3 x 10.3 cm) b: Glass: 14 15/16 x 34 3/4 in. (38 x 88.2 cm) b: Object: 11 13/16 x 31 5/8 in. (30 x 80.4 cm) Mud Seal:: 9/16 x 13/16 in. (1.5 x 2 cm)
Departments
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number
47.218.95a-b
Credit Line
Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Exhibitions
Jewish Life in Ancient Egypt
Rights Statement
No known copyright restrictions
Museum Location
This item is not on view
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