Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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Location

IDUM0230

Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.
Transcription

י מן בית ב 6 לאלול

Translation

[...]y from the house of [...] On the 6th of Elul.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Lots of missing text in this chit; only the final י of the payer name remains, some remants of the product name/quantity appear at the beginning of line 2 yet cannot be discerned, and no clan name is found here. One of 2 chits in this dossier were מן בית is used instead of the more common לבית. Because of how the final ל in the last word of line 2 (אלול) seems to be squeezed onto the chit, it is unlikely that further information (such as the year) follows, or that a date would have been found at the beginning of a line 3.

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: 50 cm; W: 56 cm; D: 5-6 cm

Date

362 BCE to 338 BCE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Ostraca from Idumea. Volume 1. Dossiers 1-10: 401 Commodity Chits. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 2014.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Ostraca from Idumea. Volume 1. Dossiers 1-10: 401 Commodity Chits. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 2014.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Ostraca from Idumea. Volume 1. Dossiers 1-10: 401 Commodity Chits. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 2014.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," IDUM0230, 5 September 2026. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89