There's no doubt that the worlds oldest profession (as we understand the phrase in modern times), was practised in Jerusalem, and the second oldest as well .... whichever you choose that to be, but in a back alley of the Christian Quarter in Jerusalem, you can find what could be the worlds third oldest profession.
The world’s oldest tattoo parlour ....
.... with a heritage stretching back some 700 years - sits Razzouk Tattoo - Saint George 97300, Jerusalem, Israel.
The current operator, Wassim Razzouk, is a Coptic Christian who is continuing a family business that’s been passed down through 25 generations. One of its wooden tattoo stamps is at least 500 years old .... verifiably used by German pilgrim Ratge Stubbe, who visited Jerusalem in 1669.
The tradition of Christian pilgrims getting a tattoo is ancient, with the earliest tattooists operating from booths directly outside the Holy Sepulchre Church. But cultures with tattooing stretch back to the dawn of history, and across every continent. The age of the oldest known tattooed mummy, known as Ötzi, and with 61 tattoos on his body - and who was found embedded in glacial ice in the Alps - is dated to 3,250BC.
The 'painted people' as the Romans described the Picti, north of the Antonine Wall, or the Sycthians as described by the Greeks in earlier times, are examples of this enduring professions popularity.
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| Razzouk Tattoo - Since 1300 AD |
The world’s oldest tattoo parlour ....
.... with a heritage stretching back some 700 years - sits Razzouk Tattoo - Saint George 97300, Jerusalem, Israel.
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| Razzouk Tattoo Stamps Hundreds Of Years Old |
The current operator, Wassim Razzouk, is a Coptic Christian who is continuing a family business that’s been passed down through 25 generations. One of its wooden tattoo stamps is at least 500 years old .... verifiably used by German pilgrim Ratge Stubbe, who visited Jerusalem in 1669.
The tradition of Christian pilgrims getting a tattoo is ancient, with the earliest tattooists operating from booths directly outside the Holy Sepulchre Church. But cultures with tattooing stretch back to the dawn of history, and across every continent. The age of the oldest known tattooed mummy, known as Ötzi, and with 61 tattoos on his body - and who was found embedded in glacial ice in the Alps - is dated to 3,250BC.
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| Painted Peoples Known Throughout History .... |
The 'painted people' as the Romans described the Picti, north of the Antonine Wall, or the Sycthians as described by the Greeks in earlier times, are examples of this enduring professions popularity.
5,000 year old tattoos found in Egypt.
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