by Joseph Naveh / Varda Books
The book contains the photographs, transliteration and translation with a commentary of 201 of recently discovered Aramaic ostraca dating 361-311 BC. They are almost exclusive source for the study of the ethnic structure and the economic life for end of the Persian rule in the Land of Israel and the beginning of the Hellenistic period. Containing Aramaic words which are unknown from other sources, they also bear linguistic significance. The book contains a detailed introduction about the substantial and historical significance of the ostraca, as well as a glossary and an index of the proper names.
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