The document from Elephantine doesn't mention Nehemiah at all.
The document is dated precisely to Nov. 25, 407 BCE. This is the reign of
Darius II. It states that the sons of Sanballat are now governors of
Samaria, and Bagohi is the governor of Judah. Since Nehemiah was governor at
the time of Sanballat, not the time of his sons, the Artaxerxes that he
served under must have been Artaxerxes I.
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