Udjahorresnet was not only witness of the early Persian rule over Egypt but also a typical representative of the administrative elite of the late Twenty-sixth Dynasty. This paper discusses the similarities of the inscription on the Naophoro Vaticano with biographical inscriptions of Egyptian officials of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, showing how the biographical parts of the…
The Standard of Living of the Judean Military Colony at Elephantine in Persian Period Egypt
The settlement of Judean military colonists at Elephantine island at the southern border of Egypt is by far the best documented foreign community in this province of the Persian empire. The religious life of this military colony as well as the tension between the Judeans and the priests of the local god Khnum culminating in…