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RecordNumber
85136
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Title
Aramaic documents from ancient Bactria (fourth century BCE.) from the Khalili Collections
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Author Statement
edited by Joseph Naveh, Shaul Shaked
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Publication
London : The Khalili Family Trust
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Publication Year
, 2012
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Collation
xxi, 294p. :ill (col)
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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.
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Subject
Manuscripts, Aramaic -- Bactria -- Facsimiles , Aramaic language -- Texts , Bactria -- Politics and government -- Sources , Iran -- History -- Achaemenians, 558 - 330 B. C.
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ADDED ENTRIES
AU Naveh , Joseph , AU Shaked , Shaul , AU Khalili , Nasser
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Main Class
492
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Sub Class
.2
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Cutter no
A661
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