A large number of Aramaic inscriptions from the 9th century B.C. to the
3rd century A.D. are revisited in this fourth volume of Studiees.
After the stele of Tel Dan, the epitaph of Kuttamuwa from Zincirli, and
the inscription found at Tepe Qalaichi, Aramaic dockets from Dur-Katlimmu
are re-examined, distinguishing a court ruling concerning theft,
agreements regarding mortgage, guarantee, indemnity, barley and silver
loans, and the particular nsk-loan. Next are examined "cadastral"
reports from Idumaea, some inscriptions from Hellenistic times, a divorce
bill from the Roman period, several Palmyrene dedications, epitaphs, and
honorific inscriptions, as well as some Hatraean texts, mainly related to
Adiabene. Finally, Mercionism is considered as background of a saying on
"two gods", ascribed to Rabbi Hiyya bar Abba. Like in the preceding
volumes of Studies, detailed indexes list the inscriptions, the
personal names and the place-names examined, as well as other subjects.