CG no. 218
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
- References
-
- Lepper, Verena M. et al. . erc 313102.
- Lozachmeur, Hélène 2006. CG no. 218.
“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
This is unexpectedly written cv > cc.
Note that HL is unclear on the order of the reading, but CAL correctly reads the order in the entry: text_id: 22556: ClGanCol 216, but CAL miss identifies the text number and words in the text.
cc 1: The spelling and grammar are problematic. There was a metathesis of י < > ה at the end of the word.
perhaps this is a cultic object, due in part to the formatting (CV). Note the temple economy included textile industry. The evil eye incantations meantion weaving as an industry that the evil eye could attack. could this be a discussion of the problems or costs associated with problems of textile production.
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
Now, I went to
Wantî and he said, "I shall give."
I do not know if he (really) will give to me.
Now, if he comes with you (f.s.),
weft wool
Exchange it with warp wool.
And ◦◦[... ...]◦◦ I shall enter.
If they are exchanged
for ⸢you⸣ (f.s.)
(at one) kar\š/(?)
Moore, James D.. 'CG no. 218.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/11024. Accessed: 21 Jan, 2026.