Rare Papyrus Unveiled in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 26th October, 2016. A rare, 7th century BCE, First Temple period papyrus, predating the Dead Sea Scrolls, was unveiled in a press conference by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem. The 2,700 year old document, a shipping certificate measuring 11 centimeters by 2.5 centimeters, bears the oldest known mention of 'Jerusalem' in Hebrew.

Rare Papyrus Unveiled in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 26th October, 2016. A rare, 7th century BCE, First Temple period papyrus, predating the Dead Sea Scrolls, was unveiled in a press conference by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem. The 2,700 year old document, a shipping certificate measuring 11 centimeters by 2.5 centimeters, bears the oldest known mention of 'Jerusalem' in Hebrew.

Rare Papyrus Unveiled in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 26th October, 2016. A rare, 7th century BCE, First Temple period papyrus, predating the Dead Sea Scrolls, was unveiled in a press conference by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem. The 2,700 year old document, a shipping certificate measuring 11 centimeters by 2.5 centimeters, bears the oldest known mention of 'Jerusalem' in Hebrew.

Rare Papyrus Unveiled in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 26th October, 2016. A rare, 7th century BCE, First Temple period papyrus, predating the Dead Sea Scrolls, was unveiled in a press conference by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem. The 2,700 year old document, a shipping certificate measuring 11 centimeters by 2.5 centimeters, bears the oldest known mention of 'Jerusalem' in Hebrew.

Rare Papyrus Unveiled in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 26th October, 2016. A rare, 7th century BCE, First Temple period papyrus, predating the Dead Sea Scrolls, was unveiled in a press conference by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem. The 2,700 year old document, a shipping certificate measuring 11 centimeters by 2.5 centimeters, bears the oldest known mention of 'Jerusalem' in Hebrew.