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CG no. 203 (= HL J12)

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)
Palimpsest?
true
Updated by
James D. Moore, 2026-01-18
References
  • Lepper, Verena M. et al. . ERC 313087.
  • Lozachmeur, Hélène 2006. 203.

“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
HL believes this may be an indirect join with CG no. 120 (= HL J12), but the pen nibs differ.

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James Moore Last updated 06 August, 2025 by James D. Moore

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James Moore Last updated 06 August, 2025 by James D. Moore

Greetings, Natan. No[w, ...]
to ˀEspemet son of [PN,]
the boatman in Elephante, wh⸢o⸣[ ...]
to/for Ḥnum(.) In Memphis [...]
to my hands. And ˀ◦[...]
LM◦[...]
[...]◦ the woman/wife who agrees
[... ]I/you/she [b]rought them. If
[... ]to your (m.s.) mother, 5. Now, \Natan/
{[...]DTˀ |[...]RTˀ} leave/left
[meet ]the [b]oat tomorrow!
... your daughter
...◦ day (of)
Moore, James D.. 'CG no. 203 (= HL J12).' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/11010. Accessed: 21 Jan, 2026.