The Making of Ancient Books

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  1. 3. these predated the writings using an alphabet
  2. 4. mention of leather ________ in Egypt date back as far as 2500 B.C.
  3. 5. around 1750 B.C. some Semitic person(s)developed the first of these
  4. 6. according to Deut. 27:2-3, large stones covered with this were written on
  5. 8. wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets - may date back to 24000 B.C.
  6. 9. wood and _____ were used by the Assyrians as tablets and were popular with the Romans
  7. 10. lived from about 1527 B. C. to 1407 B. C.
  8. 14. dehaired, soaked in lime water, stretched and dried on a frame
  9. 17. refers to calfskin
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  1. 1. most common writing material in Mesopotamia
  2. 2. an abundance of clay tablets indicate writing was widespread here by 3000 B.C.
  3. 7. dehaired, soaked in lime water and tanned with chemical reagents
  4. 11. pieces or sherds of pottery used for writing on
  5. 12. material on which the Ten Commandments were originally written
  6. 13. Hebrew writing found in Palestine on stone dating back to c. 925 B.C., ________ Calendar
  7. 14. early form of paper
  8. 15. _____ different systems of writing are known to existed in the area of Syria-Palestine when Moses lived
  9. 16. one of the metals used as a writing material