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
Updated by: James D. Moore, 2026-06-28

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Naveh and Shaked Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore

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.

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Moore, James D.. 'Khalili IA 04.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12728. Accessed: 30 Jun, 2026.