Lemaire, André, and Hélène Lozachmeur. “Deux Inscriptions Araméennes Du Ve Siècle Avant J.-C.” Semitica 27 (1977): 99–104.
Ost. Jerusalem, PBI 513
TAD D.10.01
Metadata
- Collection
- Pontifical Biblical Institute, Jerusalem | PBI
- Keyword
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- abecedary
- Language
- Aramaic
- Script
- Aramaic
- Find Type
- Unprovenanced: Museum Aquisition
- Acquired
- Unknown [Unknown]
- Material
- clay | sherd (for ostracon)
- Updated by
- James D. Moore, 2026-06-28
- Date (Metadata)
- Gregorian -525 to -399 [Persian, 5th cent. BCE]
General Notes
Probably from the Italian excavations of Elephantine in 1918; see discussion in Lemaire/Lozachmeur.
“Localizing 4,000 Years of Cultural History. Texts and Scripts from Elephantine Island in Egypt. ERC Grant ID: 637692,” n.d. TBA.
Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt. 4 vols. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, 1986.
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Textual Notes
What has gone overlooked is the order of the groupings of the letters. The letters are clusted into four groups. Note the writer ran out of room for Z–L and L continues on the second line. The ostracon is an example of the ABGaD(HW) ordering of the alphabet.
Text and Translation
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James Moore Last updated 13 June, 2026 by James D. Moore
James Moore Last updated 13 June, 2026 by James D. Moore
ˀBGDHW ZḤṬYK
L MNSˁP ṢQRŠT
Moore, James D.. 'Ost. Jerusalem, PBI 513.' DEAPS. 07 Jan, 2026. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/10010. Accessed: 29 Jun, 2026.