Endnote 2 – Eight Questions Most Frequently Asked About the Book of Esther

E.g., prtmym, “nobles,” in 1:3; bytn, “kiosk,” in 1:5 and 7:7–8 (see A Leo Oppenheim, “On Royal Gardens in Mesopotamia,” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 24 [1965], pp. 328–33); dt, “law,” in 1:8; ptgm, “decree,” in 1:20; ’hsûdrpnym, “satrapies,” in 3:12; ptsûgn, “copy,” in 3:14; and ’hsûtrnym, “royal coursers,” in 8:10.