• RecordNumber
    85136
  • Title

    Aramaic documents from ancient Bactria (fourth century BCE.) from the Khalili Collections

  • Author Statement
    edited by Joseph Naveh, Shaul Shaked
  • Publication
    London : The Khalili Family Trust
  • Publication Year
    , 2012
  • Collation
    xxi, 294p. :ill (col)
  • Notes
    Edition of 48 Aramaic manuscript documents, primarily dated 353-324 BCE, collected by Nasser D. Khalili under the auspices of the Khalili Family Trust. The 30 letters, written on leather, were for the most part written during the reign of Artaxerxes III (353-338 BCE), while most of the 18 wooden tally sticks are dated to the time of Darius III (336-330 BCE).Includes foreword by Nasser D. Khalili.
  • Subject

    Manuscripts, Aramaic -- Bactria -- Facsimiles , Aramaic language -- Texts , Bactria -- Politics an​d government -- Sources , Iran -- History -- Achaemenians, 558 - 330 B. C.

  • ADDED ENTRIES
    AU Naveh , Joseph , AU Shaked , Shaul , AU Khalili , Nasser
  • Main Class
    492
  • Sub Class
    .2
  • Cutter no
    A661