The Jeselsohn collection of Aramaic ostraca from Idumea /

The Jeselsohn collection of Aramaic ostraca from Idumea /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Yardeni, Ada, author.
Imprint:	Jerusalem, Israel : Yad Ben-Zvi Press, [2016] ©2016
Description:	xxxvii, 757 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 USB flash drive ( 4 cm)
Language:	English
Subject:	Ostraka -- Edom (Kingdom) Aramaic language -- Texts. Aramaic language -- Concordances. Antiquities. Aramaic language. Ostraka. Jordan -- Antiquities. Middle East -- Edom (Kingdom) Concordances. Texts.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11040509

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Varying Form of Title:	Aramaic ostraca from Idumea Title on USB flash drive: Jeselsohn collection : Aramaic ostraca concordance
Other uniform titles:	Container of (work): Jeselsohn collection: Aramaic ostraca concordance.
Other authors / contributors:	Merkaz Yeselzon le-ḥeḳer toldot Yiśraʼel le-or ha-epigrafyah.
ISBN:	9789652173942 9652173940
Notes:	At head of title: The Jeselsohn collection. Archaeology--writing. Accompanying computer disk title: "The Jeselsohn collection: Aramaic ostraca concordance". Includes bibliographical references and index. System requirements for accompanying USB flash drive: IBM PC or compatible computer; processor or higher; MB RAM; Windows; Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Summary:	"This volume presents 574 ostraca (560 Aramaic and 9 Greek) from the collection of David and Jemima Jeselsohn, almost all dating from the fourth century BCE. They are short notes written in ink on pottery sherds from broken and discarded household vessels. They reveal much information about the daily life of the rural population in that part of the land of Israel at a crucial turning point of history. The core of the volume is the corpus of the ostraca. Each item includes a high-resolution photo, a hand-drawn copy, a ceramic analysis and description, and an interpretation of the text that places it in its historical context and notes similar texts. The corpus is preceded by a foreword and three introductory essays. It is followed by eight supplements, including glossaries of words, names, place names, and terms. The appended disc-on-key contains a concordance of words, names, and months"--

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Summary:	This volume presents 574 ostraca--potsherds containing short notes written in ink--from the collection of David and Jemima Jeselsohn, almost all dating from the fourth century B.C.E. The 560 Aramaic and 9 Greek texts included here reveal information about the daily life of the rural population in Israel at a crucial turning point in history. For each item, there is a high-resolution photo, a hand-drawn copy, a ceramic analysis and description, and an interpretation of the writing that places it in its historical context and notes similar texts. Framed by a foreword and three introductory essays, this volume also includes glossaries of words, names, place names, and terms. The attached bookmark contains a USB flash drive with the concordance of words, names, and months.
Item Description:	At head of title: The Jeselsohn collection. Archaeology--writing. Accompanying computer disk title: "The Jeselsohn collection: Aramaic ostraca concordance".
Physical Description:	xxxvii, 757 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm +
Format:	System requirements for accompanying USB flash drive: IBM PC or compatible computer; processor or higher; MB RAM; Windows; Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9789652173942 9652173940