Artist:Aramaic
Medium: Papyrus, ink, mud
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Dates:June 12, 427 B.C.E. (date written)
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: Frame: 15 1/16 x 19 1/8 in. (38.2 x 48.5 cm) b: Object: 15 15/16 x 11 15/16 in. (40.5 x 30.3 cm) Mud Seal: 3/8 × 13/16 in. (1 × 2 cm)
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Accession Number: 47.218.90a-b
Image: 47.218.90_transp5423.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Papyrus 5 (Meshullam b. Zakkur) frees handmaiden and daughter. Recto, 17 lines of text. The document was written by Haggai. Verso, one line of text. A few small gaps at top of papyrus. Seal impression (originally apparently oval) in clay. No legible text remains. Upon Arrival: Folded and sealed papyrus of same type as 47.218.88. Tied with many folds of lined thread and sealed with mud in roughly oval shape. Surface of mud seal worn - no impression visible. Under side of roll inscribed in black with single line of Aramaic. Condition: Good. Small area missing from end of upper edge. Slight breaks on folds.