Since 1991, some 2,000 Aramaic ostraca deriving from the south of Israel have appeared on the antiquities market and are now scattered in 9 museums and libraries and 21 private collections. Of these, the majority are still not formally published, and in this second volume in the series, Bezalel Porten continues the publication of this important corpus of 4th century B.C.E. economic texts. With the expert epigraphic assistance of Ada Yardeni and hand-copies by her as well, Porten here provides the second volume of texts, organized by "dossier" based on the primary personage cited in the text. Color photographs (where available), ceramic descriptions, hand-copies, transcription, translation, and commentary are provided for each text, along with tables of seven grain dossiers. This publication will become the primary resource for information on these texts, which provide insight into the economic, social, and religious lives of Idumeans in the late Persian and early Hellenistic periods.
Abbreviations and Select Bibliography Introduction Acknowledgments Explanation of Typographic Conventions Grain Equivalencies Numeration Legend Tables Texts A11-50 Commodity Chits A11-50 Personal Name Dossiers A11-14 Betweeen 25 and 20 Entries (between 15 and 12 chits) A11.1-24/25 (15 chits) Dossier of Qosmalak A12.1-24 (12 chits) Dossier of Zubaydu A13.1-20 (12 chits) Dossier of Abdadah A14.1-23 (13 chits) Dossier of Al(i)qos A15-25 Between 19 and 11 entries (between 11 and 2 chits) A15.1-18 (5 chits) Dossier of Zabdi A16.1-16 (9 chits) Dossier of Qos?anan A17.1-16 (10 chits) Dossier of Qosadar/ider A18.1-14 (10 chits) Dossier of ?al(a)fan A19.1-15 (10 chits) Dossier of Aydu/Iyadu/Ghayru A20.1-13 (5 chits) Dossier of Qosyinqom A21.1-16 (11 chits) Dossier of Mas(i)ku A22.1-12 (10 chits) Dossier of Suaydu A23.1-11 (4 chits) Dossier of Malku A24.1-13 (5 chits) Dossier of Ubaydu A25.1-11 (2 chits) Dossier of Laadiel A26-40 Between 11/12 and 8 entries (between 9 and 4 chits) A26.1-10 (9 chits) Dossier of Qosyahab A27.1-10 (6 chits) Dossier of Qosnaqam A28.1-9 (4 chits) Dossier of Zaydu/Ziyadu A29.1-9 (6 chits) Dossier of Uzayzu A30.1-11/12 (8 chits) Dossier of Qosani A31.1-11 (5 chits) Dossier of Qosrim A32.1-8 (4 chits) Dossier of Zabdiel A33.1-8 (8 chits) Dossier of ?aggagu A34.1-8 (5 chits) Dossier of ?ori A35.1-10 (5 chits) Dossier of ?azira A36.1-8 (5 chits) Dossier of Naum A37.1-8 (6 chits) Dossier of Ani A38.1-9 (8 chits) Dossier of Udaydu/ru A39.1-8 (8 chits) Dossier of Qoslakin A40.1-9 (4 chits) Dossier of Qosghayr A41-50 Between 7 and 4 entries (between 6 and 3 chits) A41.1-7 (4 chits) Dossier of Zabdu A42.1-7 (5 chits) Dossier of Yathu A43.1-6 (4 chits) Dossier of Mar?aat A44.1-7 (4 chits) Dossier of Qosyad A45.1-6 (3 chits) Dossier of Qoslaytha A46.1-7 (3 chits) Dossier of Rahnu A47.1-6 (4 chits) Dossier of Zabdadah A48.1-6 (3 chits) Dossier of Zaydi A49.1-4 (3 chits) Dossier of ?aggai A50.1-6 (6 chits) Dossier of Nutaynu Addenda A4.29a from the Dossier of Al(i)baal A8.15a from the Dossier of Samitu Tables Five Dossiers of Processed Grain Measured by Capacity (152 Entries) Table 1. The Dossier of Semolina and Flour Table 2. The Dossier of Resh Table 3. The Dossier of Crushed/Sifted Grain Table 4. The Dossier of Grindings Table 5. The Dossier of Barley Flour Three Dossiers of Containers Measured by Numbers (126 Entries) Table 6. The Dossier of bundles Table 7. The Dossier of bales Table 8. The Dossier of Loads Table 9. Master Chart Table 10. The Dossiers' Scribes
