Idumaean ostraca and early Hellenistic chronology. From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: April 1, 2005| Author: Anson, Edward | COPYRIGHT 2005 American Oriental Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

With the publication in 1996 of a large number of Idumaean ostraca, a new source of information on early Hellenistic chronology has appeared. (1) Subsequent publications have continued to add to this material, with the promise of still more to come. Unfortunately, while many of these are dated, most are dated by month and/or day only. Even among those that include a year reference, most do not list a contextual referent. However, a number do and a few of these directly relate to ea...