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Scribal Tools in Ancient Israel : A Study of Biblical Hebrew Terms for Writing Materials and Implements
Title
Scribal Tools in Ancient Israel : A Study of Biblical Hebrew Terms for Writing Materials and Implements / Philip Zhakevich.
ISBN
9781646021055
Publication
University Park, Pennsylvania : Eisenbrauns, [2020]
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021
Copyright Notice Date
©[2020]
Physical Description
1 online resource (228 pages): illustrations
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on print version record.
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Summary
"Examines the technology of writing as it existed in ancient Israel. Utilizes the Hebrew Bible as its corpus and focuses on a set of Hebrew terms that designated writing surfaces and writing instruments"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE books annual backfile collection 2021.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 13, 2023
Series
History, archaeology, and culture of the Levant
Contents
Introduction
Papyrus
Stone and plaster
Skins, scrolls, tablets, ostraca, and uncommon writing surfaces
Scribal instruments and glyptics
Egypt's influence on Canaan and ancient Israel
Conclusion.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
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