CG no. 022 + CG no. 043 + CG no. 083 (= HL J2)
Metadata
- Collection
- Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Paris, France | AIBL (Public)
- Genre
-
- Missive
- Language
- Aramaic
- Script
- Aramaic
- Find Type
- Excavation/Acquisition
- Locus
- Check notes in Lozachmeur/FM DB for each piece. Some items were acquired at the site. Others found. The X and Y collections are very problematic with regard to provenance.
- Acquired
- Clermont-Ganneau [1906–1911]
- 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 312906.
- Lozachmeur, Hélène 2006. 22.
“Localizing 4,000 Years of Cultural History. Texts and Scripts from Elephantine Island in Egypt. ERC Grant ID: 637692,” n.d. TBA.
Lozachmeur, Hélène. La collection Clermont-Ganneau: ostraca, épigraphes sur jarre étiquettes de bois. 2 vols. Mémoires de l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres 35. Paris: de Boccard, 2006.
Textual Notes
FIX EDITION: see file /Volumes/Space320gb/Dropbox_HU-Account/Dropbox/in_progress/10852.xlsx
MUST FIX IN CONCORDANCE TOO
cc 6: וינ. this reading appears correct because the נ's have a small articulated horn on the top of their crown, whereas ב does not. Thus reading Yeb is unlikely.
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
[...]most certainly bring out with ⸢him/her/it⸣
[...]⸢5⸣ or 6 with [\my/your/our/] brother/ ˀAḥ[\yô/]/ ˀAḥ[\nû/]
[... ]seal(ed). Moreover a vessel for drinking
⸢wa⸣ter--there is none--(not) even a pitcher or cup
for eating there is nothing there,
He [has] no⸢t⸣ even his \br/ead nor wine
[me]et (m.p.) the boat tomorr[ow]
⸢and⸣ I shall send (m.s.) 20 (units of) barley!
They mustn't get lost. Moreover, indeed
1 (unit of) cheese I shall set
in the barley. Take (it) for ⸢yourself⸣ (m.s.).
Now, (it is) good what (7) I (6) have heard
about you (m.s.), (about) which [you]
are doing.
Moore, James D.. 'CG no. 022 + CG no. 043 + CG no. 083 (= HL J2).' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/10852. Accessed: 20 Jan, 2026.