Oxford Bodl. Aram. Inscr. 4
TAD D.07.25 Sayce-Cowley Q
Metadata
- Collection
- Bodlien Library, Oxford, UK | Bodl (Public)
- Genre
-
- Missive
- Language
- Aramaic
- Script
- Aramaic
- Find Type
- Unprovenanced: Purchase
- Acquired
- A.H. Sayce [≤ 1907]
- Created by
- James D. Moore
- Material
- clay | sherd (for ostracon)
- Palimpsest?
- true
- Text Direction Side 1
- see note
- Text Direction Side 2
- see note
- 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 307814.
- Porten, Bezalel and Yardeni, Ada 1986. D.07.25.
- Sayce, A. H. et al. 1906. Sayce/Cowley no. Q.
General Notes
smooth surface. throwlines uncertain.
“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.
Sayce, A. H., and Arthur E. Cowley. Aramaic Papyri Discovered at Assuan. Edited by Seymour de Ricci. London: Moring, 1906.
Text and Translation
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James Moore Last updated 06 August, 2025 by James D. Moore
James Moore Last updated 06 August, 2025 by James D. Moore
Now, that which sai[d ...]
{[ˀ]Ôšeˁa |[H]ôšeˁa |[s]end} to Mˀ[...]
[... ]⸢in⸣deed, I shall be
[...]◦ not ŠM[...]
[...]◦◦[...]
[...]◦ ⸢foo⸣d-ration which
[... ] ⸢Lˀ⸣◦LY make/made/servant[...]
[... ]Moreover, to ⸢what⸣e⸢ver⸣[ ...]
[...] to ⸢B⸣êtˀelˁaqa⸢b⸣[ ...]
Moore, James D.. 'Oxford Bodl. Aram. Inscr. 4.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/10376. Accessed: 20 Jan, 2026.