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MASA0609

Masada, most likely 66-73 CE. Ostrakon. Writing exercises.
Transcription

וני זכריה ירמיה

Translation

… Zechariah … Jeremiah ...

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Fragment of a list of personal names; when examined in conjunction with Masa 0608, it appears that the combined list matches a list of names published by E. Puech in RB 87 (1980), 118-126. It also bears similarities to a writing exercise discovered in Cave 4 at Qumran and published by John Allegro.

Languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

66 CE to 73 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Yadin, Yigael, Joseph Naveh, and Yaacov Meshorer. Masada I. The Yigael Yadin Excavations 1963-1965. Final Reports. The Aramaic and Hebrew Ostraca and Jar Inscriptions. The Coins of Masada. Vol. 1. 7 vols. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1989. insc 609.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Yadin, Yigael, Joseph Naveh, and Yaacov Meshorer. Masada I. The Yigael Yadin Excavations 1963-1965. Final Reports. The Aramaic and Hebrew Ostraca and Jar Inscriptions. The Coins of Masada. Vol. 1. 7 vols. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1989. insc 609.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Yadin, Yigael, Joseph Naveh, and Yaacov Meshorer. Masada I. The Yigael Yadin Excavations 1963-1965. Final Reports. The Aramaic and Hebrew Ostraca and Jar Inscriptions. The Coins of Masada. Vol. 1. 7 vols. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1989. insc 609.
    Zotero
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