Actually kinda terrible, but somehow still fun to watch

For #EpigraphyTuesday, False Door of Hepeti and Her Mother Sahat, a priestess of Hathor (Old Kingdom). On display at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, Atlanta, GA. #archaeology

A cool example from Codex Sinaiticus of the nomina sacra, a type of abbreviation for divine names. In Mark 1:1, Jesus Christ (Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ) is shortened to ΙΥ ΧΥ. Also note the insertion of ΥΥ ΘΥ (smaller ns above the start of the next sentence), short for υἱοῦ θεοῦ, or ‘Son of God’.

The study of ancient documents is fascinating. These two images each show Genesis 1:1. The first one is from the Dead Sea Scrolls (most of first 2 words (a, b) are missing, ~1st Century BCE), the second is Koine Greek, from the 4th Century CE Codex Vaticanus. #biblicalstudies #archaeology

Probably seen many times for #EpigraphyTuesday, The second register of the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser, which possibly depicts "Jehu son of Omri", a king of Israel, bowing before Shalmaneser III. #archaeology