The Elephantine papyri — Sanballat's sons, 407 BC
Nehemiah's opponent Sanballat, governor of Samaria, and a high priest named Johanan both appear in Egyptian Jewish correspondence dated to 407 BC.
Nombrado fuera de la BibliaManuscrito5th century BC
The archive of a Jewish garrison in southern Egypt. One letter, asking for help to rebuild their temple, is addressed to Bagoas governor of Judah and notes that they had also written to "Delaiah and Shelemiah, the sons of Sanballat, governor of Samaria", and to Johanan the high priest.
We have also sent a letter to Delaiah and Shelemiah, the sons of Sanballat, governor of Samaria.
- Hallado
- Elephantine island, Aswan, Egypt, 1893 — Purchased and excavated from the 1890s onward
- Se conserva en
- Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin; Brooklyn Museum; and others
- Lengua
- Aramaic
- Cómo llegó hasta nosotros
- Excavado, o todavía en pie donde se construyó.
Qué muestra
The letters show Sanballat as an ageing governor whose sons act for him, which fits a date somewhat after Nehemiah rather than during him.
Cómo lo usan los historiadores
A major primary archive for Persian-period Judaism, studied for its own sake in the history of religion.
En la Escritura
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Fuentes
- Porten, The Elephantine Papyri in English (1996)
Por ahora estos textos están en inglés. Las traducciones llegarán.