Ber. P. 23161
Fragmentary Letter
NAP 1.1.15. B/AM x 476 e, fol. 26
Metadata
- Collection
- Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Berlin, Germany | ÄMP (Public)
- Language
- Aramaic
- Script
- Aramaic
- Find Type
- Excavation
- Acquired
- Otto Rubensohn and Fredriech Zucker [1906–1907]
- Created by
- James D. Moore
- Material
- papyrus
- Updated by
- James D. Moore, 2026-01-18
- References
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- Lepper, Verena M. et al. . 312258.
- Moore, James D. 2022.
“Localizing 4,000 Years of Cultural History. Texts and Scripts from Elephantine Island in Egypt. ERC Grant ID: 637692,” n.d. TBA.
Moore, James D. New Aramaic Papyri from Elephantine in Berlin. Studies on Elephantine 1. Leiden: Brill, 2022. https://brill.com/view/title/61396.
Textual Notes
Edges are 1.2cm apart from the fold crease.
Line 1. The verb √פתח “to open” is mostly attested in contracts and Ahiqar, while the Egyptian proper name Ptaḥ is found mostly in the Hermopolis letters.
Verso, line 1. The final letter is either a י, producing אחי “my brother” but compared to the י on line two it is slightly lower on the line and more curved. Hence I read ת with reservation.
Text and Translation
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James Moore Last updated 20 October, 2025 by James D. Moore
James Moore Last updated 20 October, 2025 by James D. Moore
[... ]⸢and Pṭaḥ/(he) open(ed) ◦[...]
[... ]I/you/she [...]-ed L{B|D|R}◦[...]
{[...]D |[...]R} sist[er of ...]
[...] the [... (m.pl.)]
Moore, James D.. 'Ber. P. 23161.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/11941. Accessed: 20 Jan, 2026.