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Fragment of a Bible

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The Ancient Egyptians invented writing during the fourth millennium B.C. They started by writing on pieces of stone or bone, and later were able to make papyrus sheets from the stems of the plant Cyperus papyrus.

Later, parchment or gazelle skin was used as well. Here we have a fragment of the Bible containing 32 pages of the New Testament written on parchment.

Present location

BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRINA ANTIQUETIES MUSEUM [01/027] ALEXANDRIA BAAM

Inventory number

522

Dating

BYZANTINE PERIOD

Archaeological Site

AKHMIM

Category

PARCHMENT

Material

LEATHER

Technique

WRITTEN WITH A REED PEN/REED WITH SPLIT NIB

Width

16 cm