Aramaic documents from ancient Bactria )fourth century BCE.(
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
The Khalili Family Trust
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2012
GENERAL NOTES
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Bibliography: p. 264-273 and index
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Edition of 48 Aramaic manuscript documents, primarily dated 353-324 BCE, collected by Nasser D. Khalili under the auspices of the Khalili Family Trust. The 30 letters, written on leather, were for the most part written during the reign of Artaxerxes III )353-338 BCE(, while most of the 18 wooden tally sticks are dated to the time of Darius III )336-330 BCE(. Includes foreword by Nasser D. Khalili
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Includes texts in Official Aramaic, transcribed in the Hebrew and roman alphabets, with translations, commentaries, foreword, and introduction in English
NOTES PERTAINING TO TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
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From the Khalili Collections]Book[ / edited by Joseph Naveh and Shaul Shaked