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Papyrus, rolled, folded, and sealed, Elephantine, Egypt, 5th century BCE. See also Papyrus, Rolled and Sealed. The Elephantine papyri provide historical documentation about the members of a Jewish…
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Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)
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Persian Period, 5th Century BCE
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Question: The following incident occurred in Rhodes: Reuben purchased 530 okes of wax from Simeon via a third party. Reuben did not take this wax into his possession; rather, as soon as he bought it…
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David Ibn Abi Zimra
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Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)
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Mid–16th Century
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On the 18th of Kislev, that is the 17th day of Thoth, year 21 (of Xerxes the king), the beginning of the reign when Artaxerxes the king sat on his throne, Dargamana son of Khvarshaina, a Khwarezmian…
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Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)
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464 BCE
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On the 21st of Kislev, that is day 21 of Mesore, year 6 of Artaxerxes the king, Mahseiah son of Jedaniah, a Jew, hereditary-property-holder in Elephantine the fortress of the detachment of Haumadata…
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Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)
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459 BCE
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On the 18th of Phaophi, year four of Artaxerxes the king in Elephantine the fortress, Malchiah son of Jashobiah, an Aramean, hereditary-property-holder in Elephantine the fortress of the detachment of…
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Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)
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401 BCE
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In the month of Elul, that is Payni, year four of Darius the king, then in Elephantine the fortress, Menahem and Ananiah, two sons of Meshullam son of Shelomam, Jews of Elephantine the fortress of the…
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Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)
Date:
420 BCE