3 days ago · Archaeologists discovered a rare Greek-language papyrus in Israel’s Judean Desert, shedding light on Roman legal practices.

1 day ago · Researchers Have Deciphered a Nearly 2,000-Year-Old True Crime Papyrus The Greek document details a court case in ancient Palestine involving tax fraud and provides insight into trial preparations ...

2 days ago · Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a rare Greek-language papyrus offering a unique insight into Roman legal affairs in the Near East. This document, spanning more than 133 lines, is the most extensive of its kind ever discovered in the Judean Desert. A Glimpse into Roman Law Believed to date

1 day ago · January 31, 2025 - The longest Greek papyrus ever found in the Judaean Desert, comprising over 133 lines of text, has now been published for the first

Imported papyrus once commonplace in Greece and Italy has since deteriorated beyond repair, but papyri are still being found in Egypt; extraordinary examples include the Elephantine papyri and the famous finds at Oxyrhynchus and Nag Hammadi.

The papyrus, named P. Cotton in recognition of Prof. Emerita Hannah Cotton-Paltiel’s discovery, contains 133 lines of Greek text and is the longest Greek papyrus ever found in the Judean Desert ...

2 days ago · Fraud, forgery and sedition: 1,900-year-old papyrus records Roman trial against Jews New research on the longest Greek papyrus from the Judean Desert ever discovered offers unprecedented insights ...

2 days ago · VIENNA, AUSTRIA—Cosmos Magazine reports that the 133 lines of Greek text on a papyrus discovered […]

2 days ago · A papyrus found somewhere in the Judean Desert that has been sitting in storage with the Israel Antiquities Authority possibly since the 1950s isn't a Nabataean document after all, as had been assumed. This papyrus of uncertain provenance was in Greek and is the longest Greek papyrus ever discovered in the Judean Desert. It actually contains the prosecutor's notes ahead of a fraud trial, plus ...

3 days ago · A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.