Crum, short texts from coptic ostraca and papyri oxford, 1921. Bezalel porten the elephantine papyri in english thebes papyrus. The elephantine papyri in english documenta et monumenta orientis antiqui. An extensive collection of nearly all the papyri in aramaic pertaining to the jewish community of elephantine from the 6th and 5th centuries.
The elephantine papyri in english three millennia of crosscultural continuity and change second revised edition bezalel porten with j. Pdf the socalled passover papyrus from elephantine. Maccoull, sarah clackson and contributions by simon hopkins ranon katzoff society of biblical literature atlanta. Textbook of aramaic documents from ancient egypt newly copied, edited and. I have converted the imperial aramaic numerals to the more familiar arabic ones. The elephantine papyri in english documenta et monumenta orientis antiqui hardcover december 31, 1996 by bezalel porten author, j.
The elephantine papyri in english society of biblical literature. One of the most striking features of the elephantine papyri is the prominent role that. Porten has once again produced a most useful tool in our understanding of the ancient egyptianhebrew diaspora, and we are in debt to his. A massive collection of papyri and ostraca, written in many scripts and tongues including hieratic, demotic, aramaic, greek, latin, coptic and arabic. Sariah in the elephantine papyri byu scholarsarchive. Emeritus in the department of jewish history of the hebrew university in jerusalem.
Bezalel porten received his phd from columbia university in 1964 and since 1999 has been prof. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. He has written ten books and over 100 articles either individually or in collaboration. The findings from elephantine, discovered at the end of the. Author and coauthor of numerous studies on the elephantine papyri, and, with ada yardeni, author of textbook of aramaic documents from ancient egypt 4 volumes.
The life of an ancient jewish military colony, 1968. The elephantine papyri in english three millennia of cross. This important volume contains 175 documents from the egyptian border fortresses of elephantine and syene aswan, which yielded hundreds of papyri in hieratic, demotic, aramaic, greek, latin and coptic, spanning a period of 2000 years. Three millennia of crosscultural continuity and change. Bezalel porten hebrew university of jerusalem academia. This book is fascinating for its record of culture of the jewish elephantine community.
The elephantine papyri consist of 175 documents from the egyptian border fortresses of. Muffs, studies in the aramaic legal papyri from elephantine. Introduction and text of the passover papyrus contained in the elephantine papyri. In the years 19861999 bezalel porten and ada yardeni issued, in four. Textbook of aramaic documents from ancient egypt 4 vols.
Both sanballat and johanan are mentioned in the book of nehemiah, 2. Yardeni, textbook of aramaic documents from ancient egypt. Porten s book thus opens up elephantine as a laboratory for studying longterm historical continuity and change in many dimensions. Bezalel porten, hebrew university of jerusalem, department of jewish history, emeritus. Three millennia of crosscultural continuity and change, second revised edition. Archives from elephantine, the life of an ancient jewish military. In addition, i have moved some brackets slightly to account for the conjectural nature of fourteen and observe the passover. Bezalel porten the elephantine papyri in english free ebook download as pdf file.
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