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Elephantine Letter (Request about the Rebuilding of the Elephantine Temple)
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Elephantine letter, dated to year 17 of King Darius II (November 25, 407 BCE). See Request about the Rebuilding of the Elephantine Temple) and Darius and Xerxes, Kings of Persia. The letter is…

Places:

Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

407 BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Writing, Temple, Diaspora, Sacrifice

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Letters, Firsthand accounts
Fragmentary papyrus page of Hebrew writing.
Request about the Rebuilding of the Elephantine Temple
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To our lord Bagavahya governor of Judah, your servants Jedaniah and his colleagues the priests who are in Elephantine the fortress. May the God of Heaven seek after the welfare of our lord abundantly…

Places:

Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

407 BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Temple, Sacrifice, Jerusalem, Diaspora

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
Fragmentary papyrus page of Hebrew writing.
An Order Concerning Supplies and a Reference to the Temple of YHWH
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To my lord Elyashib: May YHWH seek your welfare! And now, give to Shemaryahu an x-measure and to the Kerosite give a y-measure. And as for the matter which you commanded me, it is well. He (it?) is…

Places:

Arad, Land of Israel (Tel ‘Arad, Israel)

Date:

Late 7th–Early 6th Century BCE

Subjects:

Military, Food and drink, Temple, Monotheism, Archaeology

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters