Aramaic Documents from Ancient Bactria (Studies in the Khalili Collection)

This lavishly illustrated book is the first publication of a group of thirty documents on leather in Imperial Aramaic, dating to the fourth century B.C.E. 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 Ill, are also included. They are considered to be the second most important discovery of its type known. The documents are given in Aramaic with translation, introduction, commentary and glossary.Joseph Naveh is the author of 'Aramaic Documents from Ancient Bactria (Studies in the Khalili Collection)', published 2012 under ISBN 9781874780748 and ISBN 1874780749.