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Aramaic papyri discovered at Assuan

Arthur Ernest Cowley

Archibald Henry Sayce

Jewish Aramaic (Papyri) History

Text on the important Aramaic scrolls discovered near Aswan (Assuan). with an introduction on their historical and religious significance. Wilhelm Spiegelberg contributed a discussion of the language, and an explanation of Egyptian names. Seymour de Ricci contributed a transcription and translation of all the documents, a glossary, notes and a bibliography. 27 full-page photographies show the papyri.