Khalili IA 04
Letter from Akhvamazda to Bagavant, 3 Marl:ieswan, year 8 of Artaxerxes [III], 351 BCE. Concerns the issue of vinegar (or the clearing of sand) from a house of Akhvamazda. Daizaka is the scribe.
ADAB no. A02
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- Language
- Aramaic
- Script
- Aramaic
- Created by
- James D. Moore
- Updated by
- James D. Moore, 2026-01-18
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Naveh and Shaked
Naveh and Shaked
From Akhvamazda to Bagavant. And now, concerning (the message) that you sent to me, saying: “As soon as I went away from my lord, an instruction was issued here concerning the provisions (of) the wayfarers
[and the horses in the desert of Artadatana on the way to (?)] Artuka [to take out the sand / the vinegar] from your house. Then [a mess]enger [brought a letter] from my lord saying: ‘You take
(40?) [men originating from GN1 and GN2] on the third of marḥešvan (an) come to […]’. Then a time [was set] as (for) the needs (of) the wayfarers and the horses in the desert of Artadatana,
so that I should take out the [sa]nd / [vin]egar from your house. Also Anumisa came and set a time. Then I sent to you a [letter] concerning this matter […].”
Now Akhvamazda says: The troops [above the line: the krthrn and the Heratis (?)] that go to the towns, who are under your authority, take all those [and bring] to me on the tenth day of Marḥešvan […] to
my house. But let your bodyguard (?), with the rest of the troops that are there, [bring?] the provisions (of) the wayfarers and the horses in the desert [of Arta]datana, and let them take out
that sand / vinegar from that house of mine. Daizaka is the scribe and Athfiya is in charge of the command.
[To] Bagavant the governor in Khulmi.
On 3 of Marḥešvan [(in the) year] 8 of Artaxerxes the King. Concerning: taking out (?) from my house. Bring this letter.
[From …] Khvardushta to Daizaka. [Peace and] health much I send [you …] concerning […]
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Moore, James D.. 'Khalili IA 04.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12728. Accessed: 21 Jan, 2026.