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IDUM0493

Negev, October 25-November 23, 338 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.

Transcription

בירח מרחשון ליחלף בגזירשק קוסעדר ק ףבחק

Translation

In the mo[n]th of Marcheshvan, to Yaḥlif / Yaḥluf b[...]b(arley), q(abs), 2. Qosadar/ider: q(ab), 1 (and a) h(alf) in (exchange)for w(heat) q(ab), 1.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
The composition of this chit is unusual, as it begins with the name of the payee (not the payer), followed by the letter bet of a missing word. Is Qosadar/ider the initiatior of the transaction? Additionally, the ratio of 1.5 qabs of barley for 1 qab wheat is unusual.

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

338 BCE to 338 BCE

Current location

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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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