DEAPS
Digital Editions of Aramaic and Phoenician Sources

Correction Request

Please include the line and word for the correction

Pap. Cairo EM JdE 98518 + 98516

TAD D.03.17 ERC 308169

Metadata

Collection
Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt | EM (Public)
Genres
  • list
  • Account
Language
Aramaic
Script
Aramaic
Find Type
Excavation
Locus
see doc_num
Acquired
DAIK [1987–1992]
Created by
James D. Moore
Material
papyrus
Text Direction Side 1
parallel (∥) to the material's lines
Text Direction Side 2
perpendicular (⟂) to the material's lines
Updated by
James D. Moore, 2026-01-18
References
  • Lepper, Verena M. et al. . 308169.
  • Porten, Bezalel and Yardeni, Ada 1986. D.03.17.

“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.
Textual Notes
Marsman, Women in Ugarit, p. 678 n. 101 believe that this text refers to "surety" in a legal sense.

Text and Translation

Choose alternative texts and translations from the filter. Click individual words in a text for more details.

James Moore

side: recto line: 01
side: recto line: 02
side: recto line: 03
side: recto line: 04
side: verso line: 01
side: verso line: 02
side: verso line: 03
side: verso line: 04
side: verso line: 05
side: verso line: 06
side: verso line: 07
side: verso line: 08

James Moore

[... daugh]ter of Zakkûr, Mḥtwš and Yislaḥ \son of Gaddûl/ Mešullam son of Natan
[...]they were examined, Mḥtwš son of Neryah, Maˁûzyah son of Pawesî, Natan son of Menaḥem \son of Pawesî/
[... PN-]yah [so]n of Maḥseyah
[...]◦[ ]◦[... PN-]m son of Konû[f]î in the name of Peṭî
Those who served/did ḤMY: Maˁûzyah son of Natan (err. Zantan)
(and ?) Menaḥem son of Šallûm for Yaḥmôl daughter {Neryah |Ndbh}
Those who served/did ḤMY: Hošeˁa son of Nattûn
Benayah son of Gaddûl, (and) Mḥtwš son of Neryah, (in) total: 3, for Neryah.
Those who served/made ḤMY for/to Mîkayah
Naḥûm son of Yeh[ô]yišmaˁ
Pelatyah son of ˀAnanî
Pelatyah son of Yaˀûš
Moore, James D.. 'Pap. Cairo EM JdE 98518 + 98516.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/10157. Accessed: 20 Jan, 2026.