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Ber. P. 23928

Fragmentary Memorandum

NAP 2.3.01 TAD D.03.01 Pl. 13461A- P. 13445B-5 + B/AM x 455, fol. 21 + B/AM x 466 u, fol. 23

Metadata

Collection
Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Berlin, Germany | ÄMP (Public)
Genres
  • Record Roll
  • Memorandum
Language
Aramaic
Script
Aramaic
Find Type
Excavation
Acquired
Otto Rubensohn and Fredriech Zucker [1906–1907]
Created by
James D. Moore
Material
papyrus
Palimpsest?
true
Text Direction Side 1
parallel (∥) to the material's lines
Text Direction Side 2
parallel (∥) to the material's lines
Updated by
James D. Moore, 2026-01-18
References
  • Moore, James D. 2022.
  • Porten, Bezalel and Yardeni, Ada 1986. D.03.01.
General Notes
demotic palimpsest 90 degrees to main text

Moore, James D. New Aramaic Papyri from Elephantine in Berlin. Studies on Elephantine 1. Leiden: Brill, 2022. https://brill.com/view/title/61396.
Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt. 4 vols. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, 1986.
Textual Notes
Paleography: The hand is similar to Pl. 13445E- P. 13448-2. Note that this fragment is also written 90 degrees over a Demotic palimpsest. Fragment Pl. 13461B- P. 13448-13 + B/AM x 428, 17 + B/AM x 420, 16 (+) Pl. 13445E- P. 13448-8 is a similar hand but written more upright and with a thinner stylus. Possible joins: Should Pl. 13445E- P. 13448-2 belong to the same document it must be an entry on the verso with a vacat on the recto. Note that the “blank” side does have strokes at the top of the manuscript. apparatus: Verso ln. 1: יה⸢ב⸣[...] TAD יהב[...]

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James Moore Last updated 20 October, 2025 by James D. Moore

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James Moore Last updated 20 October, 2025 by James D. Moore

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Moore, James D.. 'Ber. P. 23928.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/10535. Accessed: 19 Jan, 2026.