Scribe

Archaeologists unearth tomb shared by ancient Egyptian judge and his scribe father

While the tomb itself had been previously known, discovered by French archaeologist Auguste Mariette in the nineteenth century, the chapels found within it were not.

Entrance to tomb found at Mariette Cemetery site located north of the village of Saqqara, Egypt, September 18, 2026.
Painting from the tomb of Nebamun show the New Kingdom period accountant Nebamun hunting birds in the marshes of Egypt.

Being an ancient Egyptian scribe had serious health repercussions, study finds

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Saving scripture

Kalman Gavriel, sofer stam ou scribe juif

Un sofer pas comme les autres


Fresh ink

More than 12,000 Rehovot schoolchildren learn about a rare profession as they participate in the writing of a Torah scroll.

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The holiest of crafts

Scribe Avraham Borshevsky takes ‘The Jerusalem Post’ on the painstaking journey of writing a Torah scroll.

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