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CG no. 040

Metadata

Collection
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Paris, France | AIBL (Public)
Keyword
  • 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]
Material
clay | sherd (for ostracon)
Palimpsest?
true
Updated by
James D. Moore, 2026-06-28

“Localizing 4,000 Years of Cultural History. Texts and Scripts from Elephantine Island in Egypt. ERC Grant ID: 637692,” n.d. TBA.
References: erc 312924.
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.
References: 40.
Textual Notes
Illegible palimpsest cv 5: כען may be from the palimpsest.

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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

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Moore, James D.. 'CG no. 040.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/11143. Accessed: 29 Jun, 2026.