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IDUM0379

Negev, most likely 362-342 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.

Transcription

ביון לשעדאל תרנגלן 2 עליד אשמואלאשמיאל לעאלמנקדה בשנת 2 בנו

Translation

Bayyun to Saadel: roosters, 2,by the hand of Ešmuel to ʿ○○ʾto Makkedah. In year 2.[?]

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Similar to A10.9, the name Saadel is written supralinearly, as if it was included as an afterthought. Roosters appear 7 times in the Idumean corpus, all between the quantities of 1-3.

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: 55 cm; W: 76 cm; D: 9 cm

Date

362 BCE to 342 BCE

Current location

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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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