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CG no. 172

Metadata

Collection
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Paris, France | AIBL (Public)
Genre
  • Missive
Language
Aramaic
Script
Aramaic
Find Type
Excavation/Acquisition
Locus
Check notes in Lozachmeur/FM DB for each piece. Some items were acquired at the site. Others found. The X and Y collections are very problematic with regard to provenance.
Acquired
Clermont-Ganneau [1906–1911]
Created by
James D. Moore
Material
clay | sherd (for ostracon)
Palimpsest?
true
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. . erc 313056.
  • Lozachmeur, Hélène 2006. 172.

“Localizing 4,000 Years of Cultural History. Texts and Scripts from Elephantine Island in Egypt. ERC Grant ID: 637692,” n.d. TBA.
Lozachmeur, Hélène. La collection Clermont-Ganneau: ostraca, épigraphes sur jarre étiquettes de bois. 2 vols. Mémoires de l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres 35. Paris: de Boccard, 2006.
Textual Notes
The text is difficult to read. The cc in particular may be a palimpsest that obscures the overwritten text. HL cc Lozachmeur HL
1. כענ ⸣מנ ◦◦ בר ◦◦ חזי עמי⸢
2. ⸣י {כ|ר}{נ|פ}צ ה⸢לו ל⸣י⸢
3. ⸣מנכ רהו⸢
Cowley (via HL)
4. לל◦ כל◦◦
5. ⸣ר⸢ב⸣ה⸢
6. שימ
7. ◦◦◦◦
8. ◦◦◦◦לי cv Lozachmeur 1. [...] כ⸣ח⸢
2. [...]⸣שמ כש⸢◦◦◦
3. [...]⸣{ש|ע} ביתו שלמ⸢
4. [...◦] ⸣בשעינינ⸢
5. ⸣ת ה אפ איבנ⸢
6. ל ⸣אל⸢◦◦◦◦

Text and Translation

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James Moore Last updated 06 August, 2025 by James D. Moore

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James Moore Last updated 06 August, 2025 by James D. Moore

⸢N⸣ow, ⸢indeed⸣ a cup(-measure) ⸢I se⸣t
my eye(s). (But) Indeed, ⸢th⸣[ere] is none!
Bring ⸢ou⸣[t] ⸢grai⸣n to me. ⸢Al⸣[so]
clay. ˀL◦...
...
⸢I⸣ ...◦ mother/with/evenso
... ◦◦◦◦◦
⸢qu⸣[i]ckly to me/ quickly enter (f.s)
...◦K⸢Ḥ⸣◦
◦◦◦ˀ ◦◦Šˀ ⸢do⸣or ⸢which⸣
... in the house, silver
◦...◦⸢B⸣◦◦ eyes
◦...T◦◦Y ⸢the gra⸣i⸢n⸣
◦◦◦ˀL◦◦◦◦
Moore, James D., Matthew Herzog. 'CG no. 172.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/10313. Accessed: 21 Jan, 2026.