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London, BM EA 133028

TAD D.07.15

Metadata

Collection
British Museum | BM (Public)
Genre
  • Missive
Language
Aramaic
Script
Aramaic
Find Type
Unclear
Created by
James D. Moore
Material
clay | sherd (for ostracon)
Updated by
James D. Moore, 2026-01-18
Date (Metadata)
Gregorian -525 to -399 [Persian, 5th cent. BCE]
References
  • Lepper, Verena M. et al. . erc 307758.
  • Porten, Bezalel and Yardeni, Ada 1986. D.07.15.
General Notes
Provenance unknown. Segal believed Elephantine based on script, but more likely this is from Elephantine due to the Judean names and the reference to a boat.

“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
Curtis & Tallis 2005 / Forgotten Empire: The world of Ancient Persia (cat. 314)

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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

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[...]L you (m.s.) [...]
[... PN-]nyah and ML[...]
[...]◦◦ Look! The decrees of/my decree [...]
⸢en⸣ter to him and they ⸢should⸣ show [...]
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Moore, James D.. 'London, BM EA 133028.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/10368. Accessed: 20 Jan, 2026.