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Ashburnham Pentateuch, 6th or 7th Century
Folio 40r - Joseph supervises the harvest in the years of plenty
A detail of Joseph supervises the harvest in the Ashburnham Pentateuch
triomphe de joseph | Joseph's Triumph |
| joseph surveillant la moisson | Joseph monitoring the harvest |
retour des frères de joseph en canaan | Return of the brothers of Joseph to Canaan |
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, NAL 2334, folio 40r.
Also known as the Tours Pentateuch. A Latin illuminated manuscript of the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Old Testament). This manuscript is probably from the late 6th or early 7th centuries (with later additions), but a 5th century date has also been claimed. It was probably made in Roman North Africa, Spain, Syria or provincial Italy.
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