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Text Corpus
Annotated Biblical Aramaic passages from Daniel and Ezra with transliteration, IPA phonetics, translation, and grammatical notes. Includes Targum paraphrases and Imperial Aramaic inscriptions.
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Five distinct textual traditions covering Biblical Aramaic, Targum, and Imperial epigraphic material.
Daniel 2:4 – 7:28
Fully annotated text with transliteration, IPA, and grammatical notes. The longest continuous Aramaic section of the Hebrew Bible — spanning 6 chapters of court narratives, visions, and apocalyptic literature.
Ezra 4:8 – 6:18; 7:12 – 26
Side-by-side translation with full lexical references. Contains official Persian administrative correspondence, decrees, and royal letters regarding the reconstruction of the Jerusalem Temple.
Targum Onkelos (Selected Passages)
Aramaic paraphrase tradition with commentary references. The authoritative Babylonian Targum of the Torah, codified around the 2nd century CE, with selected annotations.
Targum Jonathan (Selected Passages)
Annotated excerpts with manuscript citations from the Aramaic Targum of the Prophets (Nevi'im), including variant readings from the Codex Reuchlinianus and Cairo Geniza fragments.
Imperial Aramaic Inscriptions
Achaemenid administrative texts and epigraphic materials including official letters, legal documents, and royal decrees from the Persian imperial period (c. 539–323 BCE).