Textbook of Aramaic Ostraca from Idumea, Volume 3 by Bezalel Porten (English) Ha

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Textbook of Aramaic Ostraca from Idumea, Volume 3 by Bezalel Porten, Ada Yardeni A collection of hundreds of Idumean Aramaic ostraca, with photographs, transcriptions, translations, and commentary. Provides insight into the economic and social lives of Idumeans in the late Persian and early Hellenistic periods. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Since the early 1990s, about two thousand Idumean Aramaic ostraca have found their way into museums, libraries, and private collections. Four major publications covering some of these texts have appeared, three of which encompass the ostraca held by individual collectors only. This multivolume work classifies the ostraca according to subject matter and brings them together in a single publication. Volumes 1 and 2 covered fifty personal name dossiers (TAO A1-50). Volume 3 contains more than two hundred more such dossiers (TAO A51-255a) and numerous fragments. Each text is accompanied by a color photograph and hand-copy, a facing transcription and translation, and a ceramic description and commentary. The translation uniquely provides marginal captions identifying the phrases. In addition to the presentation of individual texts, there are six dossiers of tables covering all the commodity chits, parallel tables that classify them according to month or size, and comparative lists of entries.Textbook of Aramaic Ostraca from Idumea is a unique source for the onomastics and the social and economic history of fourth-century Idumea and, by extension, Judah (Yehud). Author Biography Bezalel Porten is Professor Emeritus at the Hebrew University. He is the author or coauthor of ten books and more than one hundred articles.Ada Yardeni is the author or coauthor of more than fifty articles and books on Hebrew paleography, including The Book of Hebrew Script. Table of Contents ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations and Select BibliographyIntroductionExplanation of Typographic Conventions Grain EquivalenciesTerminology of Ceramic Descriptions Numeration LegendTextsComparative List of Entries Review "This series belongs in every research library, since it brings together a large collection of Aramaic texts from fourth-century BCE Idumea in a useable format, serviceable for teaching. For students of the Bible, this study falls into Bible backgrounds. Undergraduate teachers may wish to incorporate material, especially the pictures, into discussions of ancient writing media, explaining, for example, the use of sherds versus paper. Graduate teachers could read selected texts, discussing implications for society, culture, and economics."—Jerome Lund Review of Biblical Literature Long Description A collection of hundreds of Idumean Aramaic ostraca, with photographs, transcriptions, translations, and commentary. Provides insight into the economic and social lives of Idumeans in the late Persian and early Hellenistic periods. Review Quote "This series belongs in every research library, since it brings together a large collection of Aramaic texts from fourth-century BCE Idumea in a useable format, servicable for teaching. For students of the Bible, this study falls into Bible backgrounds. Undergraduate teachers may wish to incorporate material, especially the pictures, into discussions of ancient writing media, explaining, for example, the use of sherds versus paper. Graduate teachers could read selected texts, discussing implications for society, culture, and economics. " -Jerome Lund, Review of Biblical Literature Details ISBN1575069849 Author Ada Yardeni ISBN-10 1575069849 ISBN-13 9781575069845 Format Hardcover Pages 720 Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-11-02 Imprint Eisenbrauns Place of Publication Indiana Country of Publication United States DEWEY 892.2 Illustrations 488 Halftones, color Language English UK Release Date 2018-11-02 NZ Release Date 2018-11-02 US Release Date 2018-11-02 Audience Professional & Vocational Publisher Pennsylvania State University Press AU Release Date 2018-11-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161796044;

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