Steve Caruso shared an image related to his work on the Mandaean Book of John project – this image illustrating a scribe’s “indecisiveness” about what to write, as it unfolded in an era before erasers:
Click through to read more about it, and to see Steve’s color-coded explanation of the letters.
It is a good reminder that scribes were human. Is there anyone who has never ended up with a mushed mess like this as they tried to write a word, then fix it without erasing or crossing it out?
To find out whether the scribe simply left this mess or tried again, you’ll just have to click through!
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