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Joseph Naveh and Shaul Shaked
First publication of a group of thirty documents on leather in
Imperial Aramaic, dating to the fourth century B.C.E. and reflecting
the practice of the Achaemenian administration in Bactria and Sogdiana.
Eighteen inscribed wooden sticks, for use as tallies, dated to the
third year of King Darius Ill, are also included. They are considered
to be the second most important discovery of its type known.
Two of the leather documents relate to the fall of the Persian Empire:
one mentions Bessus, the usurper of the Persian throne, travelling
to Warnu (Greek Aornos); the other is a long list of supplies in
the year 7 of King Alexander. In addition to their valuable historical
contents, the documents enrich our knowledge of Aramaic and its
lexicon. The documents are given in Aramaic with translation, introduction,
commentary and glossary. The volume is lavishly illustrated.
DETAILS
224 pages;
32.2 x 23.6 cm
hardback
2005
1-874780-74-9
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