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The Aramaic Astronomical Book (4Q208–4Q211) from Qumran: Text, Translation, and Commentary . By Henryk Drawnel. Oxford: Clarendon, 2011. Hardcover. Pp. xvi + 505 + 8 plates. US$ 350.00. ISBN 9780199590438.

The Aramaic Astronomical Book (4Q208–4Q211) from Qumran: Text, Translation, and Commentary . By... H. Drawnel, who has contributed several important articles concerning the Aramaic Astronomical Book , has written the most extensive, detailed study to date of all aspects of the Aramaic copies and their relation to the Ethiopic Astronomical Book ( 1 Enoch 72–82). His purpose in writing the book is “to deal with the manuscripts in order to better understand their content, and to give scholars a useful tool for further research” (vii). With the materials in this large volume, he has admirably achieved his aim and has advanced the study of the texts of “this daunting Aramaic document” (3). The book, which looks like a volume in the Discoveries in the Judaean Desert series but is not a number in the series, consists of three parts followed by nine appendices, a concordance of the four Aramaic texts, a bibliography and three indices. The table of contents leads one to think that the eight photographic plates of the Aramaic copies are at the end, but they are actually tucked in the middle of the volume, between pp. 234 and 235. The introduction offers a description of the Aramaic Astronomical Book and deals especially with the discovery and history of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Dead Sea Discoveries Brill

The Aramaic Astronomical Book (4Q208–4Q211) from Qumran: Text, Translation, and Commentary . By Henryk Drawnel. Oxford: Clarendon, 2011. Hardcover. Pp. xvi + 505 + 8 plates. US$ 350.00. ISBN 9780199590438.

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Dead Sea Discoveries , Volume 20 (2): 326 – Jan 1, 2013
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H. Drawnel, who has contributed several important articles concerning the Aramaic Astronomical Book , has written the most extensive, detailed study to date of all aspects of the Aramaic copies and their relation to the Ethiopic Astronomical Book ( 1 Enoch 72–82). His purpose in writing the book is “to deal with the manuscripts in order to better understand their content, and to give scholars a useful tool for further research” (vii). With the materials in this large volume, he has admirably achieved his aim and has advanced the study of the texts of “this daunting Aramaic document” (3). The book, which looks like a volume in the Discoveries in the Judaean Desert series but is not a number in the series, consists of three parts followed by nine appendices, a concordance of the four Aramaic texts, a bibliography and three indices. The table of contents leads one to think that the eight photographic plates of the Aramaic copies are at the end, but they are actually tucked in the middle of the volume, between pp. 234 and 235. The introduction offers a description of the Aramaic Astronomical Book and deals especially with the discovery and history of

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