AHRC - Ancient Semitic Inscriptions

Late Semitic Script

AHRC ID#:	33
Date of Writing:	50 BCE to 50 CE
Location Discovered:	Dead Sea Caves
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Language:	Hebrew
Writing Surface:	Animal skin
Comments:	This fragment from the book of Enoch proves that some Jews during the first century BCE or the first century CE valued the book of Enoch as scripture. The only surviving group that still retains this book within its Canon is the Ethiopic Church.

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