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Legumes and Barley
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Greetings, Islah. Now, I shall dispatch legumes tomorrow. Meet the boat tomorrow on Sabbath. Lest, if they get lost, by the life of YHH, I swear that I will take your life. Do not rely on Meshullemeth…

Places:

Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

ca. 475 BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Sabbath, Food and drink, Economic life, Violence

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Instructions Regarding Children and Inquiry about Passover
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To Hoshaiah. Your welfare (may DN seek after at all times). Now, look after the children by yourself until Ahutab comes. Do not entrust them to others. If their bread is ground, knead for them 1 qab,…

Places:

Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

ca. 475 BCE

Subjects:

Diaspora, Family, Food and drink, Children, Passover

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters