A small box, often wooden, used to carry pens and ink for writing, usually hanging from the owner’s belt.
About Writing Case
The writing case was a small box, usually made of wood, for carrying several pens (1.7.2) and sometimes a cake of dried ink (1.7.4). Inside the case, in addition to several reed pens, there were receptacles where the ink was mixed at the time of writing. A person generally carried this case by hanging it from his belt. Sometimes the object for mixing the ink had the shape of a palette, with two circular hollows for two colors of ink, and was carried by hanging it from a cord.
Key References
“It was at his dictation,” Baruch replied. “He recited all these words to me and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”
And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.
I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.
All Scripture References (4)
Jeremiah (1)
“It was at his dictation,” Baruch replied. “He recited all these words to me and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”
Ezekiel (3)
And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.
Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.
Then the man clothed in linen with the writing kit at his side reported back, “I have done as You commanded.”