SIGNED by Jonas C. Greenfield and Bezalel Porten with dedication (in Hebrew) to Joshua Blau professor emeritus of Arabic Languages and Literature at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the former President of the Academy of the Hebrew Language. This rare publication is a new edition and re-examination of the 5th century copy of the Aramaic version of the Bisitun inscription, incorporating several disciplines: philology, papyrology and the graphic arts. The document is for the first time available in a continuously readable text and includes improved readings and 25 b&w plates hand-drawn by Ada Yardeni. 285x220mm. 68 pages + 25 plates. Hardcover with dust jacket. Gilt spine. Jacket upper edge slightly worn. Cover bottom edge and corners slightly bumped. Authors` signature and dedication on whitepage upper corner. [SUMMARY]; This extremely rare publication is otherwise in very good condition.