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DAIK / SI O 4456, Fund-Nr. 37800

Röllig no. 38

Metadata

Collection
DAIK, Elephantine Storehouse | DAIK-Eleph
Keywords
  • Name List
  • Vessel Label
Script
Aramaic
Find Type
Excavation
Locus
see doc_num
Acquired
DAIK [1987–1992]
Material
clay | vessel (or pot fragment/sherd)
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: 315563.
Röllig, Wolfgang. “Neue phönizische und aramäische Krugaufschriften und Ostraka aus Elephantine.” In The First Cataract of the Nile: One Region - Diverse Perspectives, edited by Dietrich Raue, Stephan Johannes Seidlmayer, and Philipp Speiser, 185–203. Sonderschrift (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut. Abteilung Kairo) 36. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2013.
References: no. 38.
Textual Notes
Line 3: Röllig admits that the name is difficult. He prefers the gentilic כנני because the name ends in בל, i.e. Baˁal. The first letter and last letter of the gentilic are clear. Second letter is almost certainly not a נ because it has an articulated head made of at least two strokes and one penlift. ס is the most likely option. The third letter of the gentilic looks like a standard פ, to me. The first three letters of the name are difficult. The first letter could be ה, ג, or פ. Röllig appears to have mistaking the vertical stroke of the second letter as a ל; it is an א. The third letter appears to be a י or ז. It is unlikely that it should be read with the following stroke and construed as a צ because of the spacing. Röllig’s ינ seems plausible and is followed here. Line 4: I cannot confirm Röllig’s reading.

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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.. 'DAIK / SI O 4456, Fund-Nr. 37800.' DEAPS. 26 Feb, 2026. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/11831. Accessed: 01 Jul, 2026.