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IDUM0436

Negev, October 17, 356 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.

Transcription

ב תשרי שנתזבידו חס ק ף בשכ ק

Translation

On the 4th of Tishri, year 3Zubaydu/Zabidu: w(heat), s(eahs), 15; q(abs), 2 (and a) h(alf)(in exchange) for b(arley), k(or), 1; q(abs), 5.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
There are around ten chits that record exchange of wheat for barley, usually at 1:2 ratio. This chit is exceptional for the larger than usual amount of wheat being received in the exchange.

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 42 cm; W: 58 cm; D: 7 cm

Date

356 BCE to 356 BCE

Current location

Gil Chaya

Figures

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Ostraca from Idumea. Volume 2. Dossiers 11-50: 263 Commodity Chits. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 2016.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Ostraca from Idumea. Volume 2. Dossiers 11-50: 263 Commodity Chits. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 2016.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Ostraca from Idumea. Volume 2. Dossiers 11-50: 263 Commodity Chits. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 2016.
    Zotero
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