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Book SynopsisThe famous German excavations between 1906 and 1908 of Elephantine Island in Egypt produced some of the most important Aramaic sources for understanding the history of Judeans and Arameans living in 5th century BCE Egypt under Persian occupation. Unknown to the world, many papyri fragments from those excavations remained uncatalogued in the Berlin Museum. In New Aramaic Papyri from Elephantine in Berlin James D. Moore edits the remaining legible Aramaic fragments, which belong to letters, contracts, and administrative texts. To view supplementary material from the volume go here.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations and Notations Sigla and Varia for Editions and Translations Introduction Part I: The History of Aramaic Papyri from Elephantine Held in Berlin Part II: Placing Fragments. Material and Textual Considerations Texts and Commentary 1 Texts Perpendicular to the Fibers 2 Fragments Parallel to Fibers Appendix 1: Papyri Register Appendix 2: Paleography Glossary Bibliography Ancient Sources Cited Plates
