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Location

IDUM0444

Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.

Transcription

זבידו משחס ק

Translation

Zubaydu/Zabidu oils(eahs), 5[+?];q(abs), 3[+?].

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Written in lapidary script. This is the only intact chit that lacks a payee. The formatting of this inscription is also unique because the goods are much indented to the left from the first line.

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: 49 cm; W: 70 cm; D: 6 cm

Date

400 BCE to 301 BCE

Current location

Gil Chaya

Figures

No figures described.

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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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," IDUM0444, 7 February 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89