An Inscribed Sherd in Aramaic Script from Barikot, Pakistan

This article discusses a sherd inscribed with a text in Aramaic script from Barikot in Pakistan. The site, known in classical sources on Alexander the Great, has been regularly investigated over the last 40 years. In recent excavation campaigns, new evidence of the earliest phases of the city (500-5...

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Published in:Bulletin of ASOR
Authors: Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael (Author) ; Olivieri, Luca Maria 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The University of Chicago Press [2019]
In: Bulletin of ASOR
Further subjects:B EXCAVATION
B Aramaic script
B POTSHERDS
B Barikot
B Inscriptions
B Pakistan
B Inscription
B sherd
B Pottery
B ARAMAIC texts
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Summary:This article discusses a sherd inscribed with a text in Aramaic script from Barikot in Pakistan. The site, known in classical sources on Alexander the Great, has been regularly investigated over the last 40 years. In recent excavation campaigns, new evidence of the earliest phases of the city (500-50 b.c.e.) has been discovered, including the sherd treated here, among other inscribed pottery in Greek and Brāhmī.
ISSN:2161-8062
Contains:Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/703097