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Author:   Bezalel Porten (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) ,  Ada Yardeni
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Eisenbrauns
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.950kg
ISBN:  

9781575067346

ISBN 10:   157506734
Pages:   570
Publication Date:   20 February 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Select Bibliography Introduction Explanation of Typographic Conventions Grain Equivalencies Terminology of Ceramic Descriptions Numeration Legend Missing Photos and Drawings Texts B1.1–4.7 Payment Orders and Instructions Dossier (54 Texts, Tables B1–5) B1.1–7 Payment Orders of Ḥor B2.1–35 Payment Orders of Yaddu B3.1–5 Other Payment Orders B4.1–7 Instructions C1.1–9.9 Accounts Dossier (77 Texts, Tables C1–5) C1.1–12 Accounts of Wheat C2.1–18 Accounts of Barley C3.1 Account of Wheat and Barley C4.1–6 Accounts of Other Grains C5.1–6 Accounts of Non-Grain Agricultural Commodities C6.1–12 Accounts of Unnamed Agricultural Commodities C7.1–7 Accounts of Non-Agricultural Commodities C8.1–6 Accounts of Currency C9.1–9 Accounts Lacking Commodity or Measure D1.1–9.7 Workers Texts Dossier (74 Texts, Tables D1–5) D1.1 Sacrifice and Workers from the Clans of Gur and Baalrim D2.1–16 Workers from the Clan of Baalrim D3.1–16 Workers from the Clan of Gur D4.1–14 Workers from the Clan of Qoṣi D5.1–2 Worker(s) from the Clan of Al(i)baal D6.1–4 Workers from the Clan of Y(eh)okal D7.1–3 Workers from Miscellaneous Clans D8.1–9 Dated Texts of Workers Unaffiliated with a Clan D9.1–7 Undated Texts of Workers Unaffiliated with a Clan E1.1–5.2 Names Dossier (62 Texts, Tables E 1–5) E1.1–12 Lists of Names with Filiations E2.1–5 Single Names with Filiations E3.1–29 Lists of Unaffiliated Names E4.1–14 Single Unaffiliated Names E5.1–2 Names in “Jewish” Cursive Script F1.1–5.12 Jar Inscriptions Dossier (85 Texts, Table F 1–4) F1.1 Jar Inscription with Explanation F2.1–21 Jar Inscriptions with Lamed F3.1–33 Intact or Mostly Intact (and Restored) Jar Inscriptions without Lamed F4.1–22 Jar Inscription Fragments without Lamed with Uncertain or Incomplete Readings F5.1–12 Miscellaneous Other Jar Inscriptions G1.1–5.1 Letters Dossier (23 Texts, Table G 1–4) G1.1–6 Paleographically Early G2.1–6 Two-Sided Letters (Opisthographs) G3.1 One-Sided Complete Letters G4.1–9 Letter Fragments Arranged by Epistolary Formulas Present G5.1 Paleographically Late Letter Fragment Tables Indexes of Names Table 1. 323 Names That Appear in TAO Volume 4 (TAO B–G), Ordered Alphabetically Table 2a. 142 Names That Appear Only in TAO Volume 4 (TAO B–G), Ordered Alphabetically Table 2b. 142 Names That Appear Only in TAO Volume 4 (TAO B–G), Ordered by Frequency Table B1a. 57 Names That Appear in the Payment Orders Dossier (TAO B), Ordered Alphabetically Table B1b. 57 Names That Appear in the Payment Orders Dossier (TAO B), Ordered by Frequency Table B2. 29 Names That Appear in Both the Payment Orders Dossier and Commodity Chit Dossiers (TAO B and A) Table B3. 4 Names That Appear Only in the Payment Orders Dossier and Non-Chit Dossiers (TAO C, D, E) Table B4. 24 Names That Appear Only in the Payment Orders Dossier (TAO B) Table B5a. 33 Names That Appear in the Arad Payment Orders (TAO B2) Table B5b. 15 Names That Appear Only in the Arad Payment Orders (TAO B2) Table C1. 142 Names That Appear in the Accounts Dossier (TAO C), Arranged Alphabetically Table C2. 109 Names That Appear in Both the Accounts and Commodity Chits Dossiers (TAO C and A) Table C3. 8 Names That Appear Only in the Accounts Dossier and Other Non-Chit Dossiers (TAO C and E, H, and J) Table C4. 25 Names That Appear Only in the Accounts Dossier (TAO C) Table C5. 56 Names That Appear in Both the Accounts Dossier (TAO C) and the Clans Dossiers (TAO A1–6) Table D1. 65 Names That Appear in the Workers’ Texts Dossier (TAO D), Arranged Alphabetically Table D2. 48 Names That Appear in Both the Workers’ Texts and Commodity Chit Dossiers (TAO D and A) Table D3. 7 Names That Appear Only in the Workers’ Texts and Non-Chit Dossiers (TAO D and E, F, G, H, and J) Table D4. 10 Names That Appear Only in the Workers’ Texts Dossier (TAO D) Table D5a. 24 Names That Appear in Both the Workers’ Texts Dossier (TAO D) and the Clans Dossiers (TAO A1–6) Table D5b. 12 Persons That Appear in Both the Workers’ Texts Dossier and the Clans Dossiers (TAO D and A1–6) Table E1a. 160 Names That Appear in the Names Dossier (TAO E), Arranged Alphabetically Table E1b. 160 Names That Appear in the Names Dossier (TAO E), Arranged by Frequency Table E2. 100 Names That Appear in the Names and Commodity Chits Dossiers (TAO E and A) 369 Table E3. 14 Names That Appear Only in the Names (TAO E) and Other Non-Chit Dossiers (TAO B, C, F, H, and J) Table E4. 46 Names That Appear Only in the Names Dossier (TAO E) Table F1a. 47 Names That Appear in the Jar Inscriptions Dossier (TAO F), Arranged Alphabetically Table F1b. 47 Names That Appear in the Jar Inscriptions Dossier (TAO F), Arranged by Frequency Table F2. 35 Names That Appear in the Jar Inscriptions and Commodity Chits Dossiers (TAO F and A) Table F3. 3 Names That Appear Only in the Jar Inscriptions Dossier and Other Non-Chit Dossiers (TAO D, E, and J) Table F4. 9 Names That Appear Only in the Jar Inscriptions Dossier (TAO F) Table G1. 21 Names That Appear in the Letters Dossier (TAO G), Arranged Alphabetically Table G2. 12 Names That Appear in the Letters and Commodity Chits Dossiers (TAO G and A) Table G3. 1 Name That Appears Only in the Letters Dossier and Other Non-Chit Dossiers (TAO D) Table G4. 8 Names That Appear Only in the Letters Dossier (TAO G) Other Tables Table 3a. 35 (34) Payment Orders of Yaddu at a Glance Table 3b. Comparing Products in Accounts and Commodity Chits Table 4. The Workers Dossier at a Glance Table 5. Workers Listed according to Date Three Dossiers of Miscellaneous Products Table 6. The Dossier of Jars ( חביה ), Years 4 and 6 (355 and 353), 25 Entries (23 Chits) Table 7. The Dossier of Flour ( 22 ,(קמח Chits Table 8. The Dossier of Gyd/r ( 10 ,(גיד\ר Chits Figures Figure 1. Breakdown of the 57 names in the Payment Orders Dossier Figure 2. Breakdown of the 141 names in the Accounts Dossier Figure 3. Breakdown of the 65 names in the Workers’ Texts Dossier Figure 4. Breakdown of the 160 names in the Names Dossier Figure 5. Breakdown of the 47 names in the Jar Inscriptions Dossier Figure 6. Breakdown of the 21 names in the Letters Comparative List of Entries Comparative List of Entries Listed by ISAP Number (B–G) Comparative List of Entries Listed by TAO Number (B–G)

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“The publication of these texts represents an important source of information for social and religious life in Idumea—and by analogy also for Judea—in the Persian period. The text editions should therefore not be absent from any library, because they allow a variety of possibilities for scientific analysis in the future.” —W. Zwickel, Zeitschriften-und Bücherschau

The publication of these texts represents an important source of information for social and religious life in Idumea-and by analogy also for Judea-in the Persian period. The text editions should therefore not be absent from any library, because they allow a variety of possibilities for scientific analysis in the future. -W. Zwickel, Zeitschriften-und Bu cherschau

Author Information

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.

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