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Targum Sheni of Esther

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An Aramaic translation and expansion of Esther containing an excursus on Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.

Modern comparison of Eleazar’s and the Testament’s rings, nest and chamber glass, and Solomon’s roles; resemblance does not decide dependence
Modern comparison of Eleazar’s and the Testament’s rings, nest and chamber glass, and Solomon’s roles; resemblance does not decide dependenceOriginal diagram: IL Archive,2026. · CC0Image source

Text

Cassel’s historical appendix translates the bird, letter, queen’s meeting with Solomon in a glass chamber, and riddles. Comparison with Al Naml preserves differences alongside resemblances. [17][6]

The modern diagram compares specific scenes; it is not a proven borrowing map.

References and notes

  1. Al Naml15–44. Quran 27:15–44; Arabic text Return to the text ↑
  2. Historical translation, not its old commentary. Paulus Cassel, An Explanatory Commentary on Esther (1888), Appendix I, The Second Targum, §IV, 275–283 Return to the text ↑

Research history

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  1. Edition 2 · 13 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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IL Archive, «Targum Sheni of Esther», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/targum-sheni-esther