Poole, Reginald S.: The cities of Egypt (London, 1882)

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papyrus, perhaps a mere fragment, in a small museum
or a private collection. A few lines scrawled by an
Egyptian scribe, the memorandum of what he thought
an indifferent everyday transaction, may be deciphered,
and tell us of the Hebrews by name, or even mention
some name already known to us from the Scripture
narrative.