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Khalili IA 16

Fragmentary letter. No name of sender or recipient, but it could be from Akhvamazda to Bagavant and others. No date. Concerns a certain Bactrian or the city of Bactra, and taxation.

ADAB no. A08

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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

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Naveh and Shaked

… you worked in his grain (field)
… Bactria, in order to collect the rent of the king.
… bring (imv. pl.) to me, to the fortress Zarimpi
… [as?] I said, and thus act (imv. pl.), as in one
… [and if you] do not act in complete (conformity) as [you were told?] …
… bring this letter.
Moore, James D.. 'Khalili IA 16.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12734. Accessed: 20 Jan, 2026.