Israel acquires papyrus with Hebrew inscription from Montana


              A scrap of papyrus is displayed at the Israeli Antiquities Authority, IAA, lab inside the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The IAA said Wednesday that it had obtained the previously unknown ancient papyrus bearing a Hebrew inscription that has been dated to around 2,700 years ago. Archaeologists said that the four lines of angular script on a scrap of papyrus scarcely larger than a postage stamp is one of a small handful from the region in the Late Iron Age. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
            
              Israeli Antiquities Authority's official conservator, Tanya Bitler, shows a papyrus fragment at their lab inside the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The Israel Antiquities Authority, IAA, said Wednesday that it had obtained the previously unknown ancient papyrus bearing a Hebrew inscription that has been dated to around 2,700 years ago and was long held by a Montana resident. The IAA said it authenticated its age using radiocarbon dating, which corresponded with the age of the text's writing style. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Israel acquires papyrus with Hebrew inscription from Montana