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THE PERSIAN PERIOD
from the archive. He undoubtedly thus established an archive and gathered into it whatever of old records there were. It is in fact said in the book of Jeremiah that he appointed men over the chambers for treasure ("treasures of the treasuries" LXX) and these as has been seen, commonly contained a library at this time. The various letters quoted verbatim point also to an archive at Jerusalem while the sacred books which were read (13:1) and the organized singers point at least to the small liturgical collections common in Assyro-Babylonian temples.
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