Archaeology · 13 · Ezra

What Elephantine read

The Judeans of Elephantine read the international Proverbs of Ahiqar and Darius's Behistun Inscription, all in Aramaic.

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No biblical writings were found, and no one, not even Jerusalem's leaders, mentions them.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 211

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