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Judaea, Qumran, First century CE. Ostracon. Draft of deed.
Transcription

בשנת שתים ל בירחו נתן חני בן לאלעזר בן נחמני את חסדי מחולנ מהיום הזה לעולם ואת תחומי הביט ו והתאנים הזיתים וכמלותו ליחד וחני לו את חסדי ואת וביהלנן חסדי עבד חני מן חלון

Translation

On the second year of [...]in Jericho, Hny s[on of...](?) gaveto 'El'azar son of N...[...]the ...[...]sacks/sackcloths [...]... ...[...]and the walls(?)/coverings(?) of the house(?) of ...[...]and the fig-(tree)s, the p[alms (?)...(?)]and every oth[er(?)] tree [...]...[...]to me/him the ...[...]and ...[...] ofand in the hand(?) of ...[...]...[...]the[...]the...[...]...[...]

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
This is a significantly different reading than that of Cross and Eshel and would not appear to have any obvious connection to the Qumran sectaries

Languages

Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 17.2 cm; W: 6.3 cm; D: —

Date

20 CE to 68 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Cross, Frank Moore, and Esther Eshel. “Ostraca from Khirbet Qumran.” Israel Exploration Journal 47, no. 1/2 (1997): 17–28.
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Source of transcription

  • Cross, Frank Moore, and Esther Eshel. “Ostraca from Khirbet Qumran.” Israel Exploration Journal 47, no. 1/2 (1997): 17–28.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Cross, Frank Moore, and Esther Eshel. “Ostraca from Khirbet Qumran.” Israel Exploration Journal 47, no. 1/2 (1997): 17–28.
    Zotero

Other sources

  • Yardeni, Ada. “A Draft of a Deed on an Ostracon from Khirbet Qumran.” Israel Exploration Journal 47, no. 2 (1997): 233–37.
    Zotero
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