Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine

Title	ID	Language(s)	Date	Transcription	Translation
Negev, 362-349 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0158	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 349 BCE	לעדאל בר קנוי חס 20 מן עבורזפתא מש כדר רדי לזבדבעל	Laadiel son of Qannui:w(heat), s(eahs), 20, from the grain ofthe loan, (as) paymentto Zabdibaal.
Negev, 358 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0159	Hebrew, Aramaic	358 BCE	ב 22 לאיר שנת 1 קוסמלךלבני על בעל למסכנת מנקדהשך 2 ס 22	On the 22nd of Iyyar, year [1], Qosmalakof the sons of Al(i)baal to the storehouse of Maqqedah:b(arley), k(ors), 2; s(eahs) 22 ....
Negev, 358 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0160	Hebrew, Aramaic	358 BCE	אחוהי זי עלבעל זיהיתי שערן סאןשת קבן ארבעהב 3 למרחשון שנת 1	The brother of Al(i)baal whobrought barleys, s[ea]hs,six; qabs, four.On the 3rd of Marcheshvan,year 1.
Negev, 357 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0161	Hebrew, Aramaic	357 BCE	ב 11 לאיר שנת 2 זידו ל לה שכ 1 ס 13	On the 11th of Iyyar, year 2,Zaydu/Ziyadu of [the sons of Al(i)baal...]:b(arley), k(or), 1; s(eahs), 13.
Negev, 356 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0162	Hebrew, Aramaic	356 BCE	ב 20 לטבת שנת 2 עבדאדה לבניעלבעל חס 5 ק 3 ף	On the 20th of Tebeth, year 2,Abdadah of the sons ofAlibaal: w(heat), s(eahs), 5;q(abs), 3 (and a) h(alf). ...
Negev, 362-349 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0163	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 349 BCE	עבדאדה לבני עלבעל שם 6	Abdadah of the sons of[Al(i)baa]l: b(arley), s(eahs), 6.
Negev, 356 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0164	Hebrew, Aramaic	356 BCE	ב 18 לניסן שנת 3 זידו לבני עלב על דקיררקיד ס 9 חק 3	On the 18th of Nisan, year 3,Zaydu/Ziyadu of the sons of Al(i)baal: crushed/sifted grain, s(eahs), 9;w(heat), q(abs), 3.
Negev, 354 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0165	Hebrew, Aramaic	354 BCE	ב 24 לניסן שנת 5 עירועידו ליד קוסמלךמן בני עלבלל למסכנתאחס 24 ק 4	On the 24th of Nisan, year 5,Aydu/Iyadu/Ghayru from the sons of [A]l(i)[baa]l to the hand of Qosmalak,to the store house:w(heat), s(eahs), 24; q(abs), 4.
Negev, 354 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0166	Hebrew, Aramaic	354 BCE	ב 5 לתמוז שנת 5 לעדאל מן בני עלבעל למסכנת א חס 4 ק 5 בב חס 3 ק 2 בשס 6 ק 4	On the 5th of Tammuz, year 5,Laadiel from the sons of Al(i)b[aa]l, to [the] storehouse: w(heat), s(eahs), 4; q(abs), 5. en<try>: w(heat), s(eahs), 3, q(abs), 2 for b(arley), s(eahs), 6; q(abs), 4.
Negev, 362-249 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0167	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 349 BCE	קוסרם לבני עלבעל פסילה ב 20 +1+ 1 לאב	Qosr(i)m of the sons of Al(i)baal:a hewn stone[...]￮￮[?]On the 22nd of Ab[?]
Negev, 353 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0168	Hebrew, Aramaic	353 BCE	ב 2 למרחשון שנת 6 קוסרם מן בני עלבעל מן עבור זבינתא חס 19 ק 5 עללהי	On the 2nd of Marcheshvan, year 6, Qosr(i)m from the sons of Al(i)baal, fromthe grain of [the] purchase: w(heat), s(eahs), 19; q(abs), 5.(archaic alef) Alilahi.
Negev, 351 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0169	Hebrew, Aramaic	351 BCE	ב 16 לסיון שנת 8 לעדאל וקוסמלך ס 4 ק 4	On the 16th of Sivan, y<ear> 8,Laadiel and Qosmalak:oil, s(eahs), 4, <q(abs)>, 4[?].
Negev, 362-249 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0170	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 349 BCE	ב 18 לאב מקדה קוסעידקוסעיר לזבידו מן בני עלבעלחס 3 ק 4 ף	On the 18th of Ab, (to) Makkedah,Qosghayr from the sons of Al(i)baal to Zubaydu:w(heat), s(eahs), 3, q(abs), 4 (and a) h(alf). (archaic alef)
Negev, 362-249 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0171	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 349 BCE	קוסעידר מן בניעלבעל תבןמשתלין 4 עליד קוסמלך	Qosghayr from the sons of Al(i)baal: chaff,BUNDLES,by the hand of Qosmalak.
Negev, 352-351 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0172	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 352 BCE and 351 BCE	קוסעדר לבני עלבעלשנת 7 משחק 2 ף	Qosadar/ider of the sons of Al(i)baal,year 7: oil,q(abs), 2 (and a) h(alf).
Negev, 362-249 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0173	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 349 BCE	בדן לבני עלבעלקמח סאן חמש קבן תלתה ב 18 לניסן לתרען	Badan of the sons of Al(i)baal:flour, seahs, five; qabs, three. On the 18thof Nisan, to/for (the) gatemen.
Negev, 362-249 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0174	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 349 BCE	ב 2 לכסלו לבנילבית עלבעל חס 6	[On] the 2nd of Kislev, [PN of the sons ofA]l(i)baal: w(heat), s(eahs), 6[+?].
Negev, 362-249 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0175	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 349 BCE	ב 25 לכם לו לעדאל מן בני עלבעל	On the 25th of Kis[lev...?],Laadiel fr[om the sons of Al(i)baal]:
Negev, 359-358 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0176	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 359 BCE and 358 BCE	ב לכסלו לבני עלבעל ק 4	[On the x (day) of] Kislev[PN] of the sons of Al(i)baal:[resh,] 4 q(abs).(archaic alef)
Negev, 362-249 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0177	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 349 BCE	עלקוס לבניעלבעל בן חס 2 קוסיתע כתב	Al(i)qos of the sons ofAl(i)baal [...]bn:w(heat), s(eahs), 2. Qosyathawrote.
Negev, 362-249 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0178	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 349 BCE	ידוע לבית עלבעלגרגרן 15	Yaddu of the house of Al(i)baal:grgrn, 15.
Negev, 362-249 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0179	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 349 BCE	ענניבעל לבני עלבעל חס 2	Anaibaal of the sons of Al(i)baal:w(heat), s(eahs), 2.
Negev, 362-249 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0180	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 349 BCE	עדרבעל מן בני עלבעל מרישן תרין	Adarbaal/Idribaal from the sons of Al(i)baal:joists, two.
Negev, 362-249 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0181	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 349 BCE	חיאל סכרואלותימאל מובלן 3 עליד חזר לבניעלבעל	Hiel, Sakrueland Taymil of the sons of Al(i)baal: loads,3,by the hand of Ḥezir/Ḥor.
Negev, 362-249 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0182	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 349 BCE	דורו לבני עלבעל	[...]○○u of the sons of Al(i)baal
Negev, October 22, 362 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0205	Hebrew, Aramaic	362 BCE	בני יהועו מן טחון מרחשון ראש 2 ק 3 ב 3 למרחשון	[PN of ] the sons of Yehoaz, from[the grinding of ] Marcheshvan: resh, [s(eahs), x+ ]2; q(abs), 3, on the 3rd[of] Marcheshvan.(archaic alef)
Negev, most likely between 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0206	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	בני בר יהועז מח בה פחלצן ב 20 ש	Bani son of Yehoaz:Mḥ[?]bh: Ba[les, ...].On the 20th of ... y[ear].
Negev, December 9, 345 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0207	Hebrew, Aramaic	345 BCE	ב 30 למרחשון שנת 14 קוסעדר מן פסדפסר בני חורימשח ס 2 ק 3	On the 30th of Marcheshvan, year 14, Qosadar/ider from the psd/r of the sons of Ḥori:oil, s(eahs), 2, q(abs), 3.
Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0208	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	ב 12 למרחשון זבוד מן מ ח	On the 12th of M[archeshvan], Zabbud from [the sons of Ḥori]: ...,
Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0209	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	חליפו לבני חורישס 6	Ḥulayfu of the sons of Ḥori:b(arley), s(eahs), 6.
Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0210	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	עביד לבני חורי מובלן 3 1	[?] Abid/Ubayd of the sons of Ḥori:[...]○ loads, [3+]1 (=4)
Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0211	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	קוסי לקוס מרשן תלתה	Qos[i] to Qos○○[...]:j[oists], three
Negev, September 27, 343 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0212	Hebrew, Aramaic	343 BCE	ב 3 4 לתשרי שנת 3 13 זידו לבני קוסי חס 1 ק 1	[On the 3+] 4 (=7th) of Tishri, year 13⁺³ (=16),Zaydu/Ziyadu of the sons of Qosi: w(heat), s(eah), 1;q(ab), 1.
Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0213	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	מקדה ל לבית קוסיכוצי	Makkedah, to Q○[...]of the house of Qoṣi/Qosi
Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0214	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	ב 16 לתמוזחורן מן בני בראלבדאל פחלצן 2	On the 16th of Tammuz, Ḥauran from the sons of Badel/Barel:Bales, 2.(archaic alef).
Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0215	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	קקוסעדר בר בעלמלך לבני בידאל 6 ק נה ס 20 ב 20 לי	Qosadar/ider son of Baalmalak of the sons of Beyadel[?]○○[...]6 ○○○ ○○ q○○○nh[...] s(eahs), 20[...].On the 20th of ○○○○y[?]○○○○[?]○[?]
Negev, July 21, 340 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0216	Hebrew, Aramaic	340 BCE	ב 2 לתמוז שנת 19 שעידולבני עוי חס 5 ק 4 ב 20	On the 2nd of Tammuz, year19, Suayduof the sons of Awi: w(heat), s(eahs), 5;a(abs), 4, on the 20th.
Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0217	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	ב 17 לתמוז קוסמלך לבני	On the 17th of Tamm[uz, ?]Qosmalak of the sons of [...]:(Line[s] missing?)
Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0218	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	קוסמלך מן בני מן עבור שס 4 ק 2 ב 3 ל	Qosmalak from the son[s of...]from the grain of...b(arley), s(eahs), 4; q(abs), 2.On the 3rd of ○○○○
Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0219	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	קוסמלך לבית	[no translation]
Negev, August 4, 338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0220	Hebrew, Aramaic	338 BCE	ב 8 ל שנת 21 זבידו לבני ם פחלצ עליד אבאנשי	On the 8th of Ab,year 21, Zubaydu/Zabidu of the sons of ○○○[?]...a bal[e?]by the hand of Abenaši....[?].
Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0221	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	ב 16 לאב זבידו מן בני ל	On the 16th of Ab, Zubaydu/Zabidu fromthe sons of [PN: ...]
Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0222	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	שמעו לבני שס 15 ב 20 לפלקוס	Šimu of the son[s of ...]:b(arley), s(eahs), 15[...],on the 20th to Palaqos
Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0223	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	שמעו לב חביה	Šimu of the s[ons of x]/h[ouse of x]:jars [...].
Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0224	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	חטרו לבית חש ל ש 21	Ḥaṭ(i)ru of the house of ......... 21.
Negev, August 18, 352. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0225	Hebrew, Aramaic	352 BCE	ב 17 לאבשנת 7 לחטרו מן בת עזיזו זינשא מן עותי לף 10	On the 17th of Ab, year 7, to Ḥaṭ(i)rufrom the ho(u)se of Uzayzuwhich he carried from Ghauthⁱlp 10 ○ 2.
Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0226	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	ב 15 לתמוז ש עלקוס לבני ק 3	On the 15th of Tammuz, y[ear y],Al(i)qos of the sons of [PN: ....], x s(eahs),]q(abs), 3.
Negev, probably 357 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0227	Hebrew, Aramaic	357 BCE	עזיזו לבני מרשן תרין שנת 2	Uzayu of the sons of [...] joists, tw[o .... ] [x (day) of (month) y], year 2[...].
Negev, most likely 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0228	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	עמקוס לבני קמח סאן וקב ב לתרען	Amniqos of [the sons/house of ...]flour, seahs, [....];and a qab. On [the x (day), y (month)],for (the) gatemen.
Negev, most likeyl 362-338 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0229	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 338 BCE	קוסעני מן בני טשחקותץ שק 1 עליד ב 3 לתמוז	Qosani from the sons of [...]:šḥt/ṣ b(arley), q(ab), 1, by [the hand of ...].On the 3rd of Tammuz ...[...].

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