The real reason Persia’s King Darius II sent a letter to the governor of Egypt that Judean soldiers in Elephantine should keep the festival of Matzot.Past Paleojudaica posts involving the Elephantine Passover Papyrus are here, here, and here. And for many other posts on Elephantine Island in Egypt and on the Elephantine Aramaic papyri, start here and follow the links.
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