The Jeselsohn collection of Aramaic ostraca from Idumea / Ada Yardeni.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yardeni, Ada, author.

Contributor:

Class of 1897 Book Fund.

Series:

Jeselsohn collection. Archaeology - Writing.

The Jeselsohn collection. Archaeology - Writing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ostraka--Edom (Kingdom).

Ostraka.

Aramaic language--Texts.

Aramaic language.

Inscriptions, Aramaic.

Inscriptions, Aramaic--Edom (Kingdom).

Aramaic language--Concordances.

Antiquities.

Middle East--Edom (Kingdom).

Genre:

Texts.

Concordances.

Physical Description:

xxxvii, 757 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 USB flash drive (4 cm).

Other Title:

Aramaic ostraca from Idumea

Title on USB flash drive: Jeselsohn collection : Aramaic ostraca concordance

Place of Publication:

Jerusalem : Yad Ben-Zvi Press, April 2016.

System Details:

System requirements for accompanying USB flash drive: IBM PC or compatible computer; Adobe Acrobat Reader.

text file

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"-- Publisher's website.

Contents:

Foreword / David Jeselsohn

Idumea (Edom) in the fourth century BCE : historical and archaeological introduction / Oren Tal

A general survey of the corpus of Aramaic ostraca from Idumea / Ada Yardeni

Ceramic description of the ostraca / Alexander Zukerman

Aaramai ostraca

Phoenecian ostraca

Greek ostraca / Avner Ecker

Supplements

Concordance (disc-on-key): Concordance of words, names, months.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Accompanying computer disk title: "The Jeselsohn collection : Aramaic ostraca concordance."

Flash drive (disc-on-key) is attached to ribbon bookmark.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1897 Book Fund.

Contains:

Container of: Jeselsohn collection : Aramaic ostraca concordance.

ISBN:

9789652173942

9652173940

OCLC:

956678927

Publisher Number:

022200070614 danacode