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IDUM0485

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

Transcription

קוסחנן לעליאל משתלן גזירעצה משתלן ב ל קשת

Translation

Q[o]sḥanan to Aliel, BUNDLES,stalks, 2.On the .....1st of . [...]. Qst

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The last line, line 3, is written upside down at the end of the inscription, and is probably the beginning of a different inscription. The word "bundles" occurs at the end of the line, showing no trace of a numeral. May be superfluous letters.

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: 64 cm; W: 104 cm; D: 8 cm

Date

400 BCE to 301 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 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," IDUM0485, 7 February 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89