TY - BOOK ID - 30605301 TI - Aramaic documents from ancient Bactria (Fourth Century BCE.) : from the Khalili collections AU - Naveh, Joseph. AU - Shaked, Shaul. PY - 2012 SN - 1874780749 9781874780748 PB - London The Khalili Family Trust DB - UniCat KW - Aramaic language KW - Sogdians KW - 939.6 KW - Sogdy KW - Ethnology KW - Aramean language KW - Biblical Aramaic language KW - Chaldaic language KW - Chaldean language (Aramaic) KW - Chaldee language KW - Semitic languages, Northwest KW - Syriac language KW - 939.6 Geschiedenis van Centraal-Azië: Hyrcania; Bactriana; Ariana KW - Geschiedenis van Centraal-Azië: Hyrcania; Bactriana; Ariana KW - Texts. KW - History. KW - Achaemenid dynasty, KW - Bactria KW - History KW - Texts KW - Baktrii︠a︡-Tokharistan KW - Bactriane-Tokharistan KW - Bactriana KW - Zariaspa KW - Battriana UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30605301 AB - This is the first publication of a group of 30 documents on leather in Official Aramaic, dating to the 4th century bc and reflecting the practice of the Achaemenian administration in Bactria and Sogdiana. Eighteen inscribed wooden sticks, for use as tallies, dated to the third year of King Darius III, are also included. They are considered to be the second most important discovery of its type known. Two of the leather documents relate to the fall of the Persian Empire: one mentions Bessus, the usurper of the Persian throne, travelling to Warnu (Greek Aornos); the other is a long list of supplies in the year 7 of King Alexander. In addition to their valuable historical contents, the documents enrich our knowledge of Aramaic and its lexicon. The documents are given in Aramaic with translation, introduction, commentary and glossary. The volume is lavishly illustrated. ER -