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IDUM0498

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

Transcription

חלפן למרצעת חס ק ףב לטבתזבדו לחלפן חס

Translation

Ḥal(a)fan to Marṣaat: w(heat), s(eahs), 3; q(abs), 3 (and a) h(alf),on the 15th of Tebeth,Zabdu to Ḥal(a)fan: w(heat), s(eahs), 6.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
This chit has an unusual format, as the date appears in the middle. Two transactions are recorded, and the order implies that Ḥal(a)fan was reimbursed for almost twice the amount he paid.

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

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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