The ‘Jerusalem’ Papyrus: A Seventh-Century BCE Shipping Certificate
This paper deals with a newly discovered Hebrew papyrus of the seventh century BCE from the Judaean Desert. Based on the content, this is a brief shipping certificate. The document reads: . [/מת. המלך. מנערתה. נבלים. יי/ן ירשלמה. , ‘[year X from Y daughter of Z hand/maiden of the king. From Naʿarah two jars of wine to Jerusalem’.