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IDUM0486

Negev, July 16-August 14, 337 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.

Transcription

בירח תמוז שנתקוסחנן לעדרן פחלצן גזירבב קוסחנן לעדרן פחלץ

Translation

In the month of Tammuz, year 1,Qosḥanan to Ad(a)ran: BALES, 2;entry: Qosḥanan to Ad(a)ran: BALE, [1].(archaic alef)

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Terminus ante quem:
Notes
The archaic alef sealing sign usually occurs in inscriptions from the end of the reign of Artaxerces II and early years of Artaxerxes III, which allows dating of this ostracon to year 337 BCE.

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: 63 cm; W: 56 cm; D: 8 cm

Date

337 BCE to 337 BCE

Current location

No provenance provided.

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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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