Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Chapter 1 On the Archaeological Background of the Aramaic Papyri from Elephantine in the Light of Recent Fieldwork 1
7. Chapter 2 Family Life and Law at Elephantine 17
8. Chapter 3 Some Aspects of Family Bonds in the Judean Community of Elephantine 24
9. Chapter 4 Law in Elephantine: Crimes and Misdemeanors 36
10. Chapter 5 The Ostraca of Elephantine: A Further Light on the Judeans in Elephantine 45
11. Chapter 6 Elephantine and Ezra–Nehemiah 55
12. Chapter 7 Aḥiqar and Bisitun: The Literature of the Judeans at Elephantine 67
13. Chapter 8 On Aḥiqar and the Bible 86
14. Chapter 9 The Identity of the People at Elephantine 106
15. Chapter 10 The Contribution of Elephantine Aramaic to Aramaic Studies 124
16. Chapter 11 Personal Names in New Aramaic Ostraca from Syene 142
17. Contributors 169
18. Ancient Sources Index 173
19. Subject Index 181