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Jar with handle and inscribed with Hebrew letters.

Guide

Ancient Israelite Languages and Writing Systems

Biblical Period

Bundle of folded papyrus tied with string and seal.

Guide

Literacy and Literary Culture in Ancient Israel

Biblical Period

Manuscript page of Hebrew text arranged in verses.

Guide

What Is the Hebrew Bible?

Biblical Period

Pottery fragment with Hebrew inscription.

Guide

Letters and Communication from the Biblical World

Biblical Period

Signature in pen in shape of flag.

Source

Signature of Solomon Molkho

Solomon Molkho

Early 16th Century

Facing-page book with Hebrew writing and images of figures on left side and lions on right side.

Source

Siddur (Vienna)

Aryeh Judah Leib of Trebitsch

1713

Portrait print of man in skullcap and beard with Latin text in oval frame, Latin text below, and small illustration of man with walking stick and Hebrew book above.

Source

Portrait of Menasseh Ben Israel

Shalom Italia

1640–1649

Facing-page manuscript with Hebrew text on left-hand page and image of archway with decorative border on right-hand page.

Source

Prayer book

Joseph ben Ḥayim de Vitali

1528

Manuscript page with Yiddish text and a small drawing in the middle of the right side depicting a queen kneeling before a king, a burning fire behind her, and two infants on the ground before her.

Source

Collection of Yiddish Stories from Southern Germany

Isaac bar Yuda Reutlingen

1580–1600

Single manuscript page with Yiddish text.

Source

Mayse-bukh (Book of Stories)

1585–1590

Manuscript page with Hebrew text, decorative motifs in margins, illustration of jaguar on top of page, and illustration of lion under tree on bottom.

Source

Maḥzor

Eliezer ben Abraham of Pisa

1531

Manuscript page with Hebrew text in a diamond shape under an illustration of an archway, decorated with heads and flowers.

Source

Maḥzor

Isaac Lankosh of Kraków

1560