One of the two detainees suspected of stealing a document thought to be an ancient text written on papyrus at the District Court in Jerusalem on May 06, 2009. The document was seized yesterday in an operation led by the Intelligence Office of the Zion Region and the Undercover Unit of the Border Police in Jerusalem, in cooperation with the Unit for the Prevention of Antiquities Robbery. The document is written in ancient Hebrew script, which is characteristic of the Second Temple period and the first and second centuries CE. Photo by Miriam Alster / FLASH90

Amir Ganoi of the Israel Antiquities Authorities shows an ancient text written on papyrus at the District Court in Jerusalem on May 06, 2009. The document was seized yesterday in an operation led by the Intelligence Office of the Zion Region and the Undercover Unit of the Border Police in Jerusalem, in cooperation with the Unit for the Prevention of Antiquities Robbery. The document is written in ancient Hebrew script, which is characteristic of the Second Temple period and the first and second centuries CE. Photo by Miriam Alster / FLASH90