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Ost. Ber. P. 17818

TAD D.07.28

Metadata

Collection
Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Berlin, Germany | ÄMP (Public)
Keyword
  • Missive
Language
Aramaic
Script
Aramaic
Find Type
Unclear
Material
clay | sherd (for ostracon)
Updated by
James D. Moore, 2026-06-28
General Notes
Perhaps from Elephantine/Syene since it is in the Berlin collection, but first published by TAD.

“Localizing 4,000 Years of Cultural History. Texts and Scripts from Elephantine Island in Egypt. ERC Grant ID: 637692,” n.d. TBA.
References: ERC 100722.
Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt. 4 vols. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, 1986.
References: D.07.28.
“Rubensohn-Bibliothek | Die ägyptische und orientalische „Rubensohn-Bibliothek“, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin,” July 4, 2020. https://elephantine.smb.museum/.
References: http://elephantine.smb.museum/record/ID100722/.
Textual Notes
Traces of what may be ink are visible on the CC side, however, this is an unusual ostracon in which a missive appears to be written on the CV side only.

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James Moore Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore

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side: cv line: 05

James Moore Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore

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Moore, James D.. 'Ost. Ber. P. 17818.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/10379. Accessed: 29 Jun, 2026.