The reissue of Yochanan Muffs’ classic study of the legal formulary of the Elephantine papyri of 5th century B.C.E. Egypt comes in response to renewed interest in the Aramaic legal tradition stimulated by new discoveries from later periods. Its cross-cultural approach affords scholars an insight into the history of ancient Near Eastern law in the Achaemenid period.

Contributions by: Baruch A. Levine