Talmai — Addition B 3: Haman, second in honor, is introduced as the king's trusted advisor.
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Source edition: H. B. Swete, The Old Testament in Greek, 19.3.1a-7a

GREEK: πυθομένου δέ μου τῶν συμβούλων πῶς ἂν ἀχθείη τοῦτο ἐπὶ πέρας, σωφροσύνῃ παρʼ ἡμῖν διενέγκας καὶ ἐν τῇ εὐνοίᾳ ἀπαραλλάκτως καὶ βεβαίᾳ πίστει ἀποδεδειγμένος καὶ δεύτερον τῶν βασιλειῶν γέρας ἀπενηνεγμένος, Ἁμὰν ἐπέδειξεν ἡμῖν,
ENGLISH (draft-awaiting-approval): When I inquired of my counselors how this might be brought to completion, Haman -- who excels among us in good sense, has shown himself unwaveringly loyal and steadfastly faithful, and has been awarded the second place of honor in the kingdom -- pointed out to us

PARALLELS:
- [Flagged] Esther Rabbah 7:13 (Esther Rabbah) — conduit: lost intermediary. 'הואיל וכך נמלך בחכמים ובחרטמים' (the king takes counsel with sages/magicians) matches Addition B's 'πυθομένου δέ μου τῶν συμβούλων' (I inquired of my counselors) — a shared non-MT council scene inserted before the decree.
- [Verbatim] Tosefet le-Esther, צו המלך הראשון (Tosefet le-Esther (he.wikisource editorial page: Additions to Esther in Hebrew)) — conduit: medieval retranslation. 'היה שם אחד מעולה מכלם בחכמתו ואמונתו משנה למלך ושמו המן' renders Addition B's specific characterization of Haman as second in honor for wisdom and loyalty, beyond MT 3:1.
- [Flagged] Sifrei Aggadah on Esther, Midrash Panim Acherim, Version I 1:10 (Sifrei Aggadah on Esther: Midrash Panim Acherim, Version I) — conduit: lost intermediary. Haman's letter opens with his own self-titulature -- 'the great one of the king and second to him, head of the prefects' -- directly matching Addition B's presentation of Haman as holder of the second place of honor, a specific and distinctive detail MT never supplies.
- [Motif] Megillah 12b:11 (Bavli Megillah 9a-17a) — conduit: oral. Identifying Memucan (Esth 1) as Haman -- an extra-MT identification -- supports the plus's characterization of Haman as the trusted counselor whose advice the king takes.
- [Motif] Megillah 16a:9 (Bavli Megillah 9a-17a) — conduit: oral. Haman's own words, 'a man esteemed by the king above all his nobles,' directly match the plus's 'awarded the second place of honor in the kingdom.'
- [Flagged] Sifrei Aggadah on Esther, Midrash Abba Guryon 3:16 (Sifrei Aggadah on Esther: Midrash Abba Guryon) — conduit: lost intermediary. Haman is introduced by name and rank INSIDE the quoted decree itself as the petitioner -- the same device Addition B uses (the counselor of exceptional judgment, second in honor) -- which MT's unquoted letter cannot license.
- [Flagged] Sifrei Aggadah on Esther, Midrash Abba Guryon 3:18 (Sifrei Aggadah on Esther: Midrash Abba Guryon) — conduit: lost intermediary. The Aramaic recension repeats the same in-letter introduction of Haman by name and rank, independently confirming the shared device.
- [Motif] Rashi on Megillah 13b:17:1 (Rashi on Bavli Megillah 9a-17a) — conduit: oral. The gemara's reconstructed king-counselor dialogue is the specific consultative frame Addition B narrates: 'when I inquired of my counselors, Haman pointed out to us.'