Abydos Aramaic papyrus

The papyrus tells the story of two brothers who made a pilgrimage to Abydos, Egypt.

[1] Its authenticity was challenged by Joseph Naveh in 1968;[2] this assessment was disputed by Teixidor four years later.

[3] The inscriptions reference to the "7th year of Darius", assumed to be Darius II, implies a dating of 417 BCE.

It is currently on display in the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid.

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