Three incantation bowls with Aramaic inscriptions, 5th century BCE
Item — Box: 9
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
From the Collection:
Examples of various historical writing systems and scripts, including hieroglyphics on fragments of papyrus, reed sticks with proto-Arabian inscriptions, cuneiform tablets, a bowl inscribed in Etruscan, Aramaic incantation bowls, a bronze piece with a runic inscription, Arabic on cloth fragments, decorated 13th-century Bible leaves, and other writings through the 18th century.
Dates
- 5th century BCE
Creator
- From the Collection: Ferrini, Bruce P. (Collector, Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in ancient Egyptian, proto-Arabic, Etruscan, Aramaic, Arabic, and Latin.
Extent
2 cubic feet. (2 cubic feet.)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu