In the display cases of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin lies a fragile piece of papyrus that speaks not of turbulent romances or epic battles, but of something more mundane and revealing: taxes, ...

Historians have deciphered a 1,900-year-old papyrus discovered in the Judean desert that details an elaborate tax evasion scheme, forgery and fraudulent sale and manumission of slaves by two men.

Nation & World Oddities World How to evade taxes in ancient Rome? A 1,900-year-old papyrus offers a guide. April 15, 2025 at 4:38 am By Franz Lidz ...

A 1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Offers a Guide. A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, fiscal fraud and the false sale ...

Among the findings so far are papyrus documents written in Greek, Ptolemaic, and Antiochus IV bronze coins, weapons, wooden tools, and well-preserved fabrics.

View of excavations in Judean desert. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority This discovery is part of an ambitious archaeological research project launched eight years ago to preserve the historical ...

The Greek-language papyrus, the longest ever found in the Judean Desert, spans more than 133 lines and had languished unnoticed for decades after being misclassified as Nabataean.

Scholars from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of Vienna and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem unveil a unique papyrus from the collections held by the Israel Antiquities ...

Human History 1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Reveals Gripping Case About Roman Tax Fraud and Forgery A newly-studied ancient papyrus is so detailed it could be an episode of Law & Order, Roman style.

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