The Wandering Arameans in Egypt: Papyrus Amherst 63

This paper highlights the new evidence that Papyrus Amherst 63 brings to our knowledge of the Aramean and Aramaic-speaking diaspora in Egypt. The papyrus, written in approximately the fourth century bce in Aramaic but using Demotic Egyptian script, is an anthology of Aramean texts, reflecting the tr...

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Auteur principal: Holm, Tawny L. 1966- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Mohr Siebeck 2023
Dans: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Année: 2023, Volume: 12, Numéro: 2, Pages: 157-179
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Araméens / Bethel / Elephantine / Égypte
Classifications IxTheo:HD Judaïsme ancien
HH Archéologie
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Résumé:This paper highlights the new evidence that Papyrus Amherst 63 brings to our knowledge of the Aramean and Aramaic-speaking diaspora in Egypt. The papyrus, written in approximately the fourth century bce in Aramaic but using Demotic Egyptian script, is an anthology of Aramean texts, reflecting the traditions and collective cultural memory of a group of Aramean émigrés to Egypt in the first millennium bce, including Judeans and Samarians. The papyrus marries East and West in its nostalgia for lost lands, cities, and cult centers from across the Near East, yet joins this nostalgia with themes of renewal and rejuvenation in a new land.
ISSN:2192-2284
Contient:Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1628/hebai-2023-0012