The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East states: “A Babylonian scribe of the mid - second millennium BCE would probably have felt at home in any number of scribal centers throughout Mesopotamia, Syria, Canaan, and even Egypt. ”
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East mengatakan, ” Seorang penulis Babilonia yang hidup pada tahun 1500 - an SM boleh jadi sudah mengenal baik metode - metode yang digunakan di pusat - pusat penyalinan di seluruh Mesopotamia, Siria, Kanaan, dan bahkan di Mesir. ”