Yuval Levavi. “A peculiar taxation practice of Judean exiles in rural Babylonia and its possible connection to building activity in late sixth century Judah”

On the basis of a new reading hitherto misconstrued passage found in some legal records belonging to so-called ?l-Yah?du texts, this contribution argues that construction works undertaken province Judah reign Darius were partly financed by levies imposed on Judean deportees rural central Babylonia (near Nippur). Specifically, mentioned pertinent texts belonged class sus?nus, semi-dependent worker government holdings, who u...