Ashburnham Pentateuch, 6th or 7th Century

Folio 56r - The Hebrews forced to build an Egyptian city

	Detail of Pharaoh's guards.
	Detail of an overseer.

pharaon ordonnant d'opprimer les hébreux	Pharaoh orders oppressing of the Hebrews
hébreux soumis à la corvée	Hebrews subjected to forced labor
pharaon et sages-femmes	Pharaoh and midwives
moïse confié à sa mère	Moses told his mother
moïse cachant le corps de l'égyptien	Moses hiding the body of the Egyptian
moïse arrêtant la rixe des deux hébreux	Moses stopping the brawl of the two Hebrews
moïse et les filles de jéthro	Moses and the daughters of Jethro
moïse et le buisson ardent	Moses and the Burning Bush

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, NAL 2334, folio 56r. 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.