Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine

Title	ID	Language(s)	Date	Transcription	Translation
Negev, most likely 362-342 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0386	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 342 BCE	ב 26 לאלול חזיראלשעדאל חכ 1 ס 24 ק 3 עליד זבדי	On the 26th of Elul, Ḥazirato Saade[l]: w(heat), k(or), 1; s(eahs), 24q(abs), 3, by the hand of Zabdi.
Negev, most likely 362-342 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity Chit.	idum0387	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 362 BCE and 342 BCE	עמרו לשעדאלחס 8 ק	Amru to Saadel:w(heat), s(eahs), 8, q(ab), ...
Negev, December 13, 356 BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0420	Hebrew, Aramaic	356 BCE	ב לכסלו שנת קוסמלך נשיך ס ק קמח ס ק	On the 2nd of Kislev, year 3,Qosmalak: semolina, s(eah), 1; q(abs), 2; flour, s(eahs), 2; q(abs), 2.
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ostrakon. Commodity chit.	idum0421	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	ב קוסמלך נשיף סאןקב	On the 20th of [...]Qosma[la]k[...]:semolina, sea[hs ...],qab, 1[+?] . [...]
Negev, August 20, 353 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0422	Hebrew, Aramaic	353 BCE	קוסמלך דקררקד ס ףב לאבשנת	Qosmalak: crushed/sifted grain,s(eahs), 3 (and a) h(alf).On the 9th of Ab,year 6.
Negev, March 27, 343 -April 14, 342 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0423	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 343 BCE and 342 BCE	ב ל שנת חשק קוסמלך לעדידולעדירו	On the 20th of [x (month)], year 16w(heat)/b(arley), q(abs), 5.Qosmalak to Udaydu/ru.(archaic alef)
Negev, July 9, 341 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0424	Hebrew, Aramaic	341 BCE	ב לתמוז שנת הנעל קוסמלך בר קינאלמסכנה למנקדה חס	On the 9th of Tammuz, year 16+2 (=18)Qosmal[ak] son of Qayni[l] brought in(to the) storehouse of Makkedah: w(heat), s(eahs), 3+1 (=4)
Negev, July 21, 315 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0425	Hebrew, Aramaic	315 BCE	ב לתמוז שנת אלכסנדר מלכא קוסמלךבר כוסחנן מן ערבתזנמרו שס ליד עמו	On the 8th of Tammuz, year 2Alexander the king, Qosmalak son of Qosḥanan, from the Steppe ofZam(mu)ru/Nam(i)rub(arley), s(eahs), 6, to the hand of Ammu: 2.
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0426	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	קוסמלך שס מן עבור י רבא	Qosmalak: b(arley), s(eahs), 5, from the grain of y rb֨ ...[?].
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0427	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	ב לאב שנת מיא קוסמלך לקוסעוי תבן פחלץ	[On the x+]1 of Ab, year [y],[...]...Qosmalak ......[to Qo]sawi: chaff, BALE, 1.
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0428	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	ב לאלולהנעל קוסמלך תבןמשתלן שבעה ופלג	On the 18th of Elul,Qosmalak brought in: chaffBUNDLES, seven and a h[alf]....
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0429	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	ב לכסלו קוסמלךסא יללמן	[On the x of Ki]slev, Qos[m]alak...to [PN], from [...]:[...],...1.
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0430	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	קוסמלך לאבאנשילאבאנשו מובל חדה	Qosmalak to Abenaš(i?/u?):one load. (archaic alef)
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0431	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	קוסמלך פסילה	Qosmalak : hewn stone, 3.
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0432	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	קוסמלך חמר	(line missing?)Qosmalak : donkey(s), 4.
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0433	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	ב לתמוז קוסמלך לבשך	On the 2nd of Tammuz ...Qosmalak : to P[N...]:b(arley), k(ors), 2...
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0434	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	קוסמלך וזבדי	[Qo]smalak and Zabdi:[...], 2
Negev, September 17, 358 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0435	Hebrew, Aramaic	358 BCE	ב לאלול שנתזבידו נשיף ק קמח ס ק	On the 11th of Elul, year 1,Zubaydu/Zabidu: semolina q(abs), 4flour, s(eah), 1: q(abs) 2.
Negev, October 17, 356 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0436	Hebrew, Aramaic	356 BCE	ב תשרי שנתזבידו חס ק ף בשכ ק	On the 4th of Tishri, year 3Zubaydu/Zabidu: w(heat), s(eahs), 15; q(abs), 2 (and a) h(alf)(in exchange) for b(arley), k(or), 1; q(abs), 5.
Negev, July 4, 354 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0437	Hebrew, Aramaic	354 BCE	ב לתמוזשנת זבידו למסכנתא חס פלקוס	On the 9th of Tammuzyear 5, Zubaydu/Zabiduto the storehouse, w(heat), s(eahs) 16.Palaqos
Negev, March 19, 344 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0438	Hebrew, Aramaic	344 BCE	ב לאדר שנת זבידו קמח חנטן ס	On the 11th of Adar, year 10[+4=14]Zubaydu/Zabidu: flour, wheats(eahs) 17.
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0439	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	ב לתמוז זבידו	On the 14th of Tammuz [...],Zubaydu/Udaydu [...](remains of ink?)
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0440	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	ב לאלול ש זבידו לעזאל שכ ס ח	On the 11th of Elul, y[ear y,]Zubaydu/Zabidu to Uzziel[...:]:b(arley), k(ors), 2; s(eahs), 3; w(heat), [...]
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0441	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	ב למרחשון זבידו בר עחת עליד נתנבעל מן משח קוסינקסמשח ק	On the 6th of Marcheshvan, Zubaydu/Zabidu son of Aḥat by the hand of Natanbaal,from the oil of Qosyinqom:oil, q(ab), 1.
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0442	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	זבידו לנקרדו מן טחון ירחניסן ראש ס	Zubaydu/Zabidu to Maqr/dufrom the grinding of the month ofNisan: resh, s(eahs), 4.(archaic alef)
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0443	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	זבידו לעליאל ג	Zubaydu/Zabidu to Aliel: g, 13
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0444	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	זבידו משחס ק	Zubaydu/Zabidu oils(eahs), 5[+?];q(abs), 3[+?].
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0445	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	זבידו לס	Zubaydu/Zabidu to [PN]: [...]s(eahs), 2(+x).
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0446	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	זבידו	[...]Zubaydu/Zabidu:[...] . . 5
Negev, October 22, 362 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0447	Hebrew, Aramaic	362 BCE	עבראדה קמחראש סק ב למרחשוןשנת	Abdadah: flourresh, s(eahs), 5,q(abs), 3.On the 3rd of Marcheshvan,year (43).
Negev, June 29, 357 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0448	Hebrew, Aramaic	357 BCE	ב לתמוז שנת עבדאדה חס ק למסכנתא	On the 2nd of Tammuz, year 2, Abdadah: w(heat), s(eahs), 6q(abs), 3, to the storehouse.
Negev, July 2, 356 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0449	Hebrew, Aramaic	356 BCE	ב לסיון שנת עבדאדה בר עידרןלמסכנת מנקדהשס ק ר	On the 16th of Sivan, year 3,Abdadah son of Ghayran / Aydanto the storehouse of Makkedah:b(arley), s(eahs), 12; q(abs), 2; q(uarter), 1.
Negev, July 10, 356 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0450	Hebrew, Aramaic	356 BCE	ב לסיון שנת עבדאדה למסכנת מנקדהשס ק	On the 24th of Sivan, year 3,Abdadah to the storehouse of Makkedah:b(arley), s(eahs), 21; q(abs), 2.
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0451	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	ב לטבת שנת עבדאדה גלדבת פל	On the 2nd of Tebeth, [year x+]4,Abdadah: hide[...]......
Negev, September 17, 353 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0452	Hebrew, Aramaic	353 BCE	ב לאלול שנת עבדאדה לחנאל למסכנתאשס בחס בב למסכנת מנקדה עבדאדהשס ק ף	On the 7th of Elul, year 3 + [1+] 1 [+1+?] =6[+?]Abdadah to Ḥanniel to the storehouse:b(arley), s(eahs), 12for w(heat), s(eahs), 6 [...];Entry: to the storehouse of [Ma]kkedah: Ab[dadah] b(arley), s(eahs), 4; q(abs), 4 (and a) h(alf).
Negev, December 8, 346 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0453	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 346 BCE and 301 BCE	עבדאדה בר עידראחמשח ס ק ב לכסלושנת קוצי	Abdadah son of Ghayraḥ:oil, s(eahs), 5; q(ab), 1,[?]On the 17th of Kislevyear 13 .. [?].Qoṣi
Negev, March 24, 344 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0454	Hebrew, Aramaic	344 BCE	ב לאדר שנת עבדאדה קמח חנטןס	On the 16th of Adar, year 1[4],Abdadah: flour, wheat,s(eahs), 6.
Negev, August 7, 315 BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0455	Hebrew, Aramaic	315 BCE	ב לתמוז שנת אתגנס עבדאדה בר והביחס ק עלידחני לשחלן	On the 25th of Tammuz, year 3(of) Antigonus, Abdadah son of Wah(a)bi:w(heat), s(eahs), 24; q(abs), 2, by the hand ofḤanni, to/for šḥln
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0456	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	עבדאדה למובל לפזבדאל	Abdadah ...load, 1 ....Zabdiel.
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0457	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	עבדאדה בר עודישס ק ף	Abdadah son of Adri/Idri:b(arley), s(eahs), 18; q(abs), 4 (and a) h(alf).
Negev, 4th century BCE. Ceramic Vessel. Commodity chit.	idum0458	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 400 BCE and 301 BCE	עבדאדה דמי ס ק	Abdadah: ordinary (flour), s(eahs), 3; q(abs), 4.[?] .... [...]
Negev, August 31, 358 BCE. Ostrakon. Receipt.	idum0460	Hebrew, Aramaic	358 BCE	ב לאב שנת עלקוס בר עדריחס ק זבדאל	On the 24th of Ab, year 1,Al(i)qos son of Adri/Idri:w(heat), s(eahs), 6; q(abs), 3.Zabdiel
Negev, December 21, 356 BCE. Ostrakon. Receipt.	idum0461	Hebrew, Aramaic	356 BCE	ב לכסלו שנת הנעל עלקוס בר עדריאשכר סמכו לידעבדאסי משחס	On the 10th of Kislev, year 3,Al(i)qos son of Adri/Idri brought inthe product of Sam(a)ku to the hand of Abdese oil,s(eahs), 3.
Negev, Fourth century BCE. Ostrakon. Receipt.	idum0462	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 399 BCE and 300 BCE	ב לסיון עלקוס ברעדרי לעליאל מן עבורצחרו חס	On the 10th of Sivan, Al(i)qos son ofAdri/Idri to Aliel, from the grain ofSah(a)ru: w(heat), s(eahs), 15.
Negev, Fourth century BCE. Ostrakon. Receipt.	idum0463	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 399 BCE and 300 BCE	עלקוס בר עבידוחס ק מן נסח צחרועליד זבדי	Al(i)qos son of Ubaydu:w(heat), s(eahs), 18, q(abs), 2,from the removal/uprooted of Sah(a)ru,by the hand of Zabdi.
Negev, September 16, 355 BCE. Ostrakon. Receipt.	idum0464	Hebrew, Aramaic	355 BCE	ב לאלולעלקוס מן משחעליד ט משחשנת ל	On the 14th of Elul,Al(i)qos: from the oil of […]by the hand of T...: oil[…]year 4 ...
Negev, October 8, 355 BCE. Ostrakon. Receipt.	idum0465	Hebrew, Aramaic	355 BCE	עלקוס קמח כ 4ס 4 ב 6 לתשרישנת	Al(i)qos: flour, k(ors), 4;s(eahs), 4. On the 6th of Tishri,year 4.
Negev, March 2, 344 BCE. Ostrakon. Receipt.	idum0466	Hebrew, Aramaic	344 BCE	ב לשבת שנת עלקוס קמח חנטןס ק	On the 24th of Shebat, year 14,Al(i)qos: flour, wheat,s(eahs), 29; q(abs), 4.
Negev, Fourth century BCE. Ostrakon. Receipt.	idum0467	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 399 BCE and 300 BCE	ב למרחשון שנתעלקוס ס	On the 20th of Marcheshvan, yea[r y],[…]Al(i)qoss(eahs)[…]20[+?…]
Negev, Fourth century BCE. Ostrakon. Receipt.	idum0468	Hebrew, Aramaic	Between 399 BCE and 300 BCE	ב למרחשון שנתעלקוס שס ק	On the 20th of Marcheshvan, year [y],A[l(i)]qos: b(arley), s(eahs), 6;q(abs), 5.

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