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Illuminated Incipit Page with Titlepiece

Date: 946 AH/AD 1539 (Safavid)
Publication Date: 946 AH/AD 1539 (Safavid)
Publication Place: The Walters Art Museum
Subject: Culture: Islamic | more | less
Language: Undetermined
Type: Book
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Piyyuṭ; petition T-S 16.16

Author: Samuel b. Hošaʿna (Third in the Academy)
Date: 10th–11th century
Publication Date: 10th–11th century
Publication Place: Cambridge University Library
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Language: ara,heb
Type: Book
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Complex of Fatwas / Imam Al-Hanouti Al-Hanafi.

Author: Ḥānūtī, Muḥammad ibn ʻUmar, 1520 or 1521-1601 or 1602
Date: 1600-1699
Publication Date: 1600-1699
Publication Place: [17th century?]
Subject: Islamic law—Early works to 1800 | more | less
Language: Arabic
Type: Book
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Untitled

Date: 911-612 BCE
Publication Date: 911-612 BCE
Publication Place: Penn Museum
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Language: Sumerian
Type: Other
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Date: 38,000-28,000 BCE
Publication Date: 38,000-28,000 BCE
Publication Place: Penn Museum
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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Compartmented stamp seal 1 15/16 in. (5 cm)

Date: -2300 - -1700 | ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium B.C.
Publication Date: -2300 - -1700 | ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium B.C.
Publication Place: Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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Rabbinics; unidentified 156.72

Date: 6th-19th century
Publication Date: 6th-19th century
Publication Place: Cambridge University Library
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Language: heb,jrb
Type: Book
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Zoo garden

Date: 1922
Publication Date: 1922
Publication Place: American University in Cairo
Subject: Zoos -- Egypt -- Cairo | more | less
Language: French
Type: Picture
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Greek Manuscripts 353. Logoi, and Commentary.

Date: 1300
Publication Date: 1300
Publication Place: Library of Congress
Subject: illumination of books and manuscripts | manuscripts | more | less
Language: Greek (Ancient)
Type: Book
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Main Title: Portrait of 'Isa Khan, Qurchibashi of Shah 'Abbas (Aga Khan AKM153) | Image Title: Full view 16697112

Author: Attributed to Bishn Das, Indian (Painter)
Date: 1600 | 1625 | ca. 1618
Publication Date: 1600 | 1625 | ca. 1618
Publication Place: Harvard University Library
Subject: miniatures (paintings) | borders (ornamental areas) | illuminations | inscriptions | Persian | nastaʻliq | kings and rulers | courtiers | 'Isa Khan, qurchibashi of Shah 'Abbas | more | less
Language: Undetermined
Type: Picture
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Date: 300-499 CE
Publication Date: 300-499 CE
Publication Place: Penn Museum
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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Commented by Kawakib al-Darari Sahih al-Bukhari.

Author: Kirmānī, Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf, 1317 or 8-1384 or 5.
Date: 1400-1499
Publication Date: 1400-1499
Publication Place: Princeton University Library
Subject: Bukhārī, Muḥammad ibn Ismāʻīl, 810-870—Jāmiʻ al-ṣaḥīḥ. | more | loess
Language: Arabic
Type: Book
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Main Title: Shah Tahmasp (Houghton) Shahnama, f.34b | Image Title: Detail view, "Faridun enthroned in the palace of Zahhak," (folio 34v) 17932438

Author: Sultan Muhammad, fl. ca. 1505-1550, Iranian, Painter B, 16th c., Iranian (Artist) | Firdawsi, b. 940-941/329-330 AH; d. 1020-1021/411 AH, Iranian (Author)
Date: 1525 | 1530 | 1525-1530/933-938 AH
Publication Date: 1525 | 1530 | 1525-1530/933-938 AH
Publication Place: Harvard University Library
Subject: manuscripts | miniatures (paintings) | borders (ornamental areas) | Islamic art | epics | heroes | kings and rulers | battles | more | less
Language: Undetermined
Type: Book
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Kohl Stick

Date: ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.
Publication Date: ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.
Publication Place: Brooklyn Museum
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Book
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Main Title: Waiter (V&A, M.77A-1947) | Image Title: Full top view 16199436

Author: after Della Bella, Stefano, Italian engraver and draftsman, 1610-1664 (Artist)
Date: 1698 | 1699 | 1698-1699
Publication Date: 1698 | 1699 | 1698-1699
Publication Place: Harvard University Library
Subject: trays | utilitarian objects | cherubim | coats of arms | wreaths | claw-and-ball feet | palmette | boys | dogs | more | less
Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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Matalib Al-Ghaliyah Min Zaid Al-Massanid Al-Thamania

Author: Ibn ḥajar al-'Asqalānī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī, 1372-1449
Date: 1400-1499
Publication Date: 1400-1499
Publication Place: Princeton University Library
Subject: Hadith—Texts—Early works to 1800 | more | less
Language: Arabic
Type: Book
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Date: 1900-1600 BCE
Publication Date: 1900-1600 BCE
Publication Place: Penn Museum
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Book
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Kitāb al-tadhkirah fī al-hay’ah The book of the ticket in the body Ṭūsī, Naṣīr al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Tusi, Nasir al-Din Muhammad bin Muhammad and al-Tabṣirah fī ʿilm al-hayʾah Insight into the knowledge of the body Kharaqī, ʻAbd al-Jabbār ibn ʻAbd al-Jabbār Kharqi, Abdul-Jabbar bin Abdul-Jabbar

Date: 1695/1696
Publication Date: 1695/1696
Publication Place: Qatar National Library
Subject: Astronomy--Early works to 1800 | more | less
Language: Arabic
Type: Book
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Legal document T-S 8J15.1

Date: 13th century
Publication Date: 13th century
Publication Place: Cambridge University Library
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Language: arc,heb,jrb
Type: Book
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Untitled

Date: 2100-2000 BCE
Publication Date: 2100-2000 BCE
Publication Place: Penn Museum
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Language: Sumerian
Type: Book
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Bible commentary 73.222

Date: 6th-19th century
Publication Date: 6th-19th century
Publication Place: Cambridge University Library
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Language: heb,jrb
Type: Book
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Greek Manuscripts 576. Menaion (Nov-Dec).

Date: 1200
Publication Date: 1200
Publication Place: Library of Congress
Subject: illumination of books and manuscripts | manuscripts | more | less
Language: Greek (Ancient)
Type: Book
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Untitled

Date: 1900-1600 BCE
Publication Date: 1900-1600 BCE
Publication Place: Penn Museum
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Language: Sumerian
Type: Book
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Diary entry by Gertrude Bell

Author: Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
Date: 1909-04-03
Publication Date: 1909-04-03
Publication Place: Newcastle University
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Language: English
Type: Book
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Avenue to the Pyramids, Cairo

Date: ca. late 19th century or early 20th century
Publication Date: ca. late 19th century or early 20th century
Publication Place: American University in Cairo
Subject: Pyramids of Giza (Egypt) | Clothing & dress--Egypt | more | less
Language: Undetermined
Type: Picture
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Appliqué of a Seated God

Date: ca. 945–525 B.C.E.
Publication Date: ca. 945–525 B.C.E.
Publication Place: Brooklyn Museum
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Book
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Main Title: Gulistan of Sa'di (British Library, Or. 5302) | Image Title: General view, f. 76b: The poet trying to pick up a stone to throw at the dogs set upon him by the robbers 20331034

Author: Sa'di, ca. 610-691 AH, Iranian (Author)
Date: 1567 | 1568 | 1567-1568/975 AH
Publication Date: 1567 | 1568 | 1567-1568/975 AH
Publication Place: Harvard University Library
Subject: Islamic art | borders (ornamental areas) | illuminations | mysticism | Sufism | more | less
Language: Undetermined
Type: Picture
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Untitled

Date: 6700-5000 BCE
Publication Date: 6700-5000 BCE
Publication Place: Penn Museum
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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Greek Manuscripts 1620. Parakletike.

Date: 1400
Publication Date: 1400
Publication Place: Library of Congress
Subject: illumination of books and manuscripts | manuscripts | more | less
Language: Greek (Ancient)
Type: Book
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Untitled

Date: 741-742
Publication Date: 741-742
Publication Place: Penn Museum
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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Untitled

Date: 1470-1300 BCE
Publication Date: 1470-1300 BCE
Publication Place: Penn Museum
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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Untitled

Date: 1400-1100 BCE
Publication Date: 1400-1100 BCE
Publication Place: Penn Museum
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Language: Akkadian
Type: Book
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'Linga'

Date: 1918/1918
Publication Date: 1918/1918
Publication Place: Qatar National Library
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Language: English
Type: Picture
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Unidentified 156.123

Date: 6th-19th century
Publication Date: 6th-19th century
Publication Place: Cambridge University Library
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Language: heb,jrb
Type: Book
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Nile in Aswan

Date: 1923-03
Publication Date: 1923-03
Publication Place: American University in Cairo
Subject: Nile River | more | less
Language: French
Type: Picture
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Stamp seal 0.75 in. (1.91 cm)

Date: 200 - 699 | ca. 3rd–7th century A.D.
Publication Date: 200 - 699 | ca. 3rd–7th century A.D.
Publication Place: Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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Untitled

Date: 945 - 712 BCE
Publication Date: 945 - 712 BCE
Publication Place: Penn Museum
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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Untitled

Date: 2300-2000 BCE
Publication Date: 2300-2000 BCE
Publication Place: Penn Museum
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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Date: 1000–600 BCE
Publication Date: 1000–600 BCE
Publication Place: Penn Museum
Subject: Female Figure | more | less
Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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Port Said. Lesseps Monument.

Date: ca. late 19th century or early 20th century
Publication Date: ca. late 19th century or early 20th century
Publication Place: American University in Cairo
Subject: Lesseps, Ferdinand de,--1805-1894--Statues--Egypt--Port Said | more | less
Language: Undetermined
Type: Picture
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Diary entry by Gertrude Bell

Author: Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
Date: 1914-04-14
Publication Date: 1914-04-14
Publication Place: Newcastle University
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Language: English
Type: Book
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Liturgy 101.18

Date: 6th-19th century
Publication Date: 6th-19th century
Publication Place: Cambridge University Library
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Language: Hebrew
Type: Book
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Date: 1400-1100 BCE
Publication Date: 1400-1100 BCE
Publication Place: Penn Museum
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Language: Akkadian
Type: Book
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Liturgy T-S NS 155.65

Date: 6th-19th century
Publication Date: 6th-19th century
Publication Place: Cambridge University Library
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Language: Hebrew
Type: Book
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Bible commentary 21.284

Author: Ibn Ḡayyāt
Date: 6th-19th century
Publication Date: 6th-19th century
Publication Place: Cambridge University Library
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Language: heb,jrb
Type: Book
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Sharḥ al-Fawāʼid.

Author: Aḥsāʼī, Aḥmad ibn Zayn al-Dīn, 1753-1826
Date: 1800-1899
Publication Date: 1800-1899
Publication Place: Princeton University Library
Subject: Shaykhī—Doctrines | more | less
Language: Arabic
Type: Book
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Conics.

Author: Author: Apollonius of Perga
Date: 1070
Publication Date: 1070
Publication Place: Bodleian Libraries
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Language: Arabic
Type: Book
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Plaque of a Royal Head

Date: 4th century B.C.E.
Publication Date: 4th century B.C.E.
Publication Place: Brooklyn Museum
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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[The old bridge]

Date: 1880-01-01
Publication Date: 1880-01-01
Publication Place: Library of Congress
Subject: turkey | bridges | more | less
Language: eng,ota,tur
Type: Book
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Medical 180.52

Date: 6th-19th century
Publication Date: 6th-19th century
Publication Place: Cambridge University Library
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Language: Arabic
Type: Book
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Syria, Raqqa Governorate, Raqqa District, Herqala Castle, vertical aerial view

Author: (Ifpo), French Institute of the Middle East | of the Levant, Army
Date: 1935-06-06
Publication Date: 1935-06-06
Publication Place: HAL CCSD
Subject: Raqqa Governorate | Archaeology | Syria | Aerial photographs | Aerial photography | Vertical aerial photography | Raqqa District | Heraqla | Harqalah | Harqalah Castle | more | less
Language: English
Type: Picture
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Legal document T-S 8J7.20

Date: 11th century
Publication Date: 11th century
Publication Place: Cambridge University Library
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Language: Hebrew
Type: Book
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Armor plate (?) 0.87 x 2.99 in. (2.21 x 7.59 cm)

Date: -720 - -612 | ca. late 8th–late 7th century B.C.
Publication Date: -720 - -612 | ca. late 8th–late 7th century B.C.
Publication Place: Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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Main Title: Harivamsa, dispersed (V&A) | Image Title: Krishna on his bird Garuda battles Indra on his white elephant Airavata, IS.5-1970 (detail) 16500463

Author: Basawan, fl. ca. 1556-1600, Indian (Artist)
Date: 1575 | 1600 | c. 1590
Publication Date: 1575 | 1600 | c. 1590
Publication Place: Harvard University Library
Subject: miniatures (paintings) | painted manuscripts | borders (ornamental areas) | poetry | Hinduism | Hindu gods | Hindu goddesses | mythology | fables | Vishnu | Balarama | more | less
Language: Undetermined
Type: Picture
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Syrie du Nord, Jebel Sem'an, Taqla

Author: (Ifpo), French Institute of the Middle East
Date: 1940
Publication Date: 1940
Publication Place: HAL CCSD
Subject: Archaeology | Syria | Aleppo Governorate | Byzantine period | Ancient villages of Northern Syria | Dead Cities | Limestone Massif of Northern Syria | Mount Simeon | more | less
Language: English
Type: Picture
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Untitled

Date: 1400-1100 BCE
Publication Date: 1400-1100 BCE
Publication Place: Penn Museum
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Language: Akkadian
Type: Book
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Group studio portrait

Date: 1930-1970
Publication Date: 1930-1970
Publication Place: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Subject: Family ties | Modern fashion | Posing | Family | Intergenerational | more | less
Language: Undetermined
Type: Picture
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Inscribed Jar

Date: ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E., or later
Publication Date: ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E., or later
Publication Place: Brooklyn Museum
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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Group studio portrait

Date: 1930-1970
Publication Date: 1930-1970
Publication Place: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Subject: Family ties | Modern fashion | Boyhood | Masculinity | Childhood | Posing | Brotherhood | Family | more | less
Language: Undetermined
Type: Picture
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Stirrup-Jar

Date: ca. 1300–1190 B.C.E.
Publication Date: ca. 1300–1190 B.C.E.
Publication Place: Brooklyn Museum
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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Vessel with Relief Decoration

Date: ca. 1st century C.E.
Publication Date: ca. 1st century C.E.
Publication Place: Brooklyn Museum
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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Untitled

Date: 1150-925 BCE
Publication Date: 1150-925 BCE
Publication Place: Penn Museum
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
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Genizah Fragment Or.1081 1.24

Date: 6th-19th century
Publication Date: 6th-19th century
Publication Place: Cambridge University Library
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Language: Undetermined
Type: Book
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