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P. 17821

TAD D.07.47

Metadata

Collection
Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Berlin, Germany | ÄMP (Public)
Keyword
  • Missive
Language
Aramaic
Script
Aramaic
Find Type
Unclear
Material
clay | sherd (for ostracon)
Palimpsest?
true
Updated by
James D. Moore, 2026-06-28
General Notes
Provenance uncertain, but probably Elephantine due to being in the Berlin collection.

“Localizing 4,000 Years of Cultural History. Texts and Scripts from Elephantine Island in Egypt. ERC Grant ID: 637692,” n.d. TBA.
References: ERC 306594.
Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt. 4 vols. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, 1986.
References: D.07.47.
“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/ID306594/.
Textual Notes
cv 3: The palimpsest or an errasure reads למ under 𐡛.

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

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

{[...]ˀ |[...]Y} ⸢chop⸣/⸢our leather⸣/⸢pray⸣/⸢net⸣[...]
{[...]D |[...]R} (the) rest (of)
[... b]oats I shall send
[...]Ḥ surely, I shall bury
[...] the ⸢va⸣lue/⸢bl⸣ood.
[...]◦
[...]... his/her hand
[...] send 10 to me
[...]⸢to⸣ you. And \my/ food(-ration)/eat (f.s.)
[...]◦◦ I ate yesterda\y/
Moore, James D.. 'P. 17821.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/10399. Accessed: 29 Jun, 2026.