Complete Aramaic Ben Sira translation behind targumic notices
A complete Aramaic Ben Sira translation inferred from targumic transmission notices.
L4 Draft articles and reviews
Complete Aramaic Ben Sira translation behind targumic notices v1 ยท Draft
A probable complete Aramaic translation surface behind Ben Sira transmission.
This article describes an entity that is not directly attested as an extant complete translation; it is inferred from source-citation traces and should not be read as ordinary documentation of a surviving Aramaic Ben Sira text.
Epistemic status
Draft article. The object is specific, but the current source frames it as probable and requires stronger corroboration.
Summary
Jewish Encyclopedia states that a complete Aramaic translation of Ben Sira probably once existed. Inferpedia treats this as a cautious draft candidate, not a settled lost-text claim.
What is being inferred
The inferred entity is a complete Aramaic Ben Sira translation behind targumic notices.
What is attested
The source attests a probability statement, the translation object, and former-existence wording.
Why infer this entity
A probable complete translation, now absent, is navigationally useful if clearly labelled as weakly warranted.
Evidence ledger
- E1, Jewish Encyclopedia: supporting trace for probability wording.
- E2, Jewish Encyclopedia: supporting trace for the complete Aramaic translation object.
- E3, Jewish Encyclopedia: supporting trace for former existence.
Counterarguments
This is a secondary probability statement and may not yet warrant article-level treatment after specialist review.
Confidence scores
Direct attestation: 40. Existence warrant: 68. Specificity: 66. Reconstruction dependence: 86. Counterevidence: 30.
What would change the score
Direct specialist sources on Ben Sira Aramaic transmission would change the score.
Why this candidate exists
Codex-native Judaism category traversal selected a probable complete translation surface that is not extant as a complete witness.
L3 Evidence packet
Jewish Encyclopedia, Targum - Indirect reference
Warrant role: Supporting evidence
Source authority: Encyclopedia summary 70
Access level: Full text
Locator: Jewish Encyclopedia, Targum
Quote: "It is probable"
Paraphrase: The source explicitly marks the claim as probable rather than certain.
Reliability: 70 - Relevance: 76
Cluster: aramaic-ben-sira-translation
Jewish Encyclopedia, Targum - Indirect reference
Warrant role: Supporting evidence
Source authority: Encyclopedia summary 70
Access level: Full text
Locator: Jewish Encyclopedia, Targum
Quote: "complete Aramaic translation of Ben Sira"
Paraphrase: The source identifies the inferred translation object.
Reliability: 70 - Relevance: 92
Cluster: aramaic-ben-sira-translation
Jewish Encyclopedia, Targum - Indirect reference
Warrant role: Supporting evidence
Source authority: Encyclopedia summary 70
Access level: Full text
Locator: Jewish Encyclopedia, Targum
Quote: "once existed"
Paraphrase: The source frames the object as formerly existing rather than extant.
Reliability: 70 - Relevance: 86
Cluster: aramaic-ben-sira-translation
Offline existing-inferon judge ledger control source - Network gap
Warrant role: Noetic interpretation
Source authority: Noetic model prior 50
Access level: No external text
Locator: existing_inferon_judge_promote:inferon:377
Paraphrase: Offline judge treated existing inferon 377 (source_dependence) as support for Complete Aramaic Ben Sira translation behind targumic notices. Evidence strength: source-backed prior reading already isolated a bounded missing or reconstructed entity; suitable for L2 only. The accountable path is EvidencePath 1594.
Reliability: 68 - Relevance: 66
Cluster: existing_inferon_judge_promote:2409c8ccd26f9246723530b57ab86b22
Arguments
Existing inferon 377 supports an L2 inferred candidate for Complete Aramaic Ben Sira translation behind targumic notices; this remains below publication and is not direct attestation.
AI-assessed L2 Quotient triage: AI judge warrant assessment for L2 Quotient triage; existing AI-created evidence remains below publication.
A complete Aramaic Ben Sira translation behind targumic notices is warranted as a cautious source-backed draft entity.
The object is specific but rests on a cautious secondary probability statement.