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IDUM0385

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

Transcription

ב 16 לתמוז אבנשולשעדאל חכ 3 ס 2 ק 3 עליד זבדי

Translation

On the 16th of Tammuz, Abenašu to Saadel: w(heat), k(ors), 3; s(eahs), 2; q(abs), 3,by the hand of Zabdi.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
Zabdi appears as agent in four other chits: A10. 12, A7.14, A121.2, A14.5. Some of the large payments of wheat recorded in these chits further point to the likelihood of Saadel's official position in a storehouse.

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

362 BCE to 342 BCE

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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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