“Localizing 4,000 Years of Cultural History. Texts and Scripts from Elephantine Island in Egypt. ERC Grant ID: 637692,” n.d. TBA.
Pap. Strasbourg, BibNat O. gr.-dem. P. aram. 2
TAD A.4.05 ERC 308314
Metadata
- Collection
- Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire (Strasbourg) | Strasbourg (Public)
- Keywords
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- Draft Petition
- Official Report
- Report
- Language
- Aramaic
- Script
- Aramaic
- Find Type
- Unprovenanced: Purchase
- Material
- papyrus
- Palimpsest?
- false
- Text Direction Side 1
- parallel (∥) to the material's lines
- Text Direction Side 2
- parallel (∥) to the material's lines
- Updated by
- James D. Moore, 2026-06-28
- Date (Other date in text)
- Babylonian Dar 14 [Persian, 5th cent. BCE]
- Date (Composition)
- Gregorian -416 to -409 [Persian, 5th cent. BCE]
General Notes
The papyrus was purchased at Luxor. Perhaps it is a "theban" papyrus related to Elephantine?
Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt. 4 vols. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, 1986.
Textual Notes
r i 2: The first word appears to have been erased, but not well. It is diffucult to determine if it was only partially erased.
Text and Translation
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James Moore Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore
James Moore Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore
[◦◦◦]TNGN ⸢we grew/increased⸣, detachments of the Egyptians rebelled. We did not leave our posts,
and anything of damage was not found in us. In year 14 of [Ki]ng Darius, when our lord ˀAršama
went to the king, this is the evil act which the priests of Khnub the god [di]d in Elephantine the fortress
in agreement with Vidranga who was Chief here: They gave him silver and goods. There is part
of the royal BARLEY-HOUSE which is in Elephantine the fortress—they demolished (it) and buil[t] a wall [in] the midst of the fortress of Elephantine
And now, that wall (stands) built in the midst of the fortress. There is a well which was built
with[in] the f[or]tress and (which) did not lack water to give the garrison drink so that whenever they would be GARRISONED (there)
they would drink the water in [th]at well. Those priests of Khnub stopped up that well. If inquiry
be made of the judges, police and hearers who are appointed in the province of Tshetres,
it would be [known] to our lord in accordance with this which we say. Moreover, we are separated
[...]K D/RḤPNYˀ which are in Elephantine [the] fo[rtress ...]
[...] we grew/increased [...]
[...] was not found in [...]
[...] to bring meal-offer[ing ...]
[...] to do there for Yahô [the] g[od ...]
[...]M◦[◦◦◦ ]in ◦LH [...]
[...] execpt a single brazier [...]
[...] the FITTINGS they took (and) [made (them) their] own [...]
[... I]f it \please/ our Lord, great ˁŠ[...]
{[...]D |[...]R} we from/of the troop [...]
[If it] please our lord, may [an order] be issued [...]
[...] we. If it [please our] l[ord ...]
[...] they [pro]tect the things which [...]
[...] to [build] our [Temp]le which they demolished.
Moore, James D.. 'Pap. Strasbourg, BibNat O. gr.-dem. P. aram. 2.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12267. Accessed: 29 Jun, 2026.