Bodleian Library Pell. Aram VIII
TAD A.6.09 Driver vi
Metadata
- Collection
- Bodlien Library, Oxford, UK | Bodl (Public)
- Genres
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- Letter
- Aršama Dossier
- Aršama Leather Collection
- Letter | Business Letter
- Language
- Aramaic
- Script
- Aramaic
- Find Type
- Acquisition
- Acquired
- Ludwig Borchardt [< 1933]
- Created by
- James D. Moore
- Material
- leather
- Updated by
- James D. Moore, 2026-01-18
- References
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- Porten, Bezalel and Yardeni, Ada 1986.
Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt. 4 vols. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, 1986.
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Porten and Yardeni Last updated 08 October, 2025 by James D. Moore
Porten and Yardeni Last updated 08 October, 2025 by James D. Moore
From Arsames to Marduk the official who is in {'◦kd |'◦kr |g◦kd |g◦kr}; Nabudalani [the] officia[l] who is in Lair; Zatuvahya the official [who is in] Arzuḥin; Upastabara the official who is in Arbel, Ḥl◦ and Matalubash; Bagapharna the official
w[ho] is in Salam; Phradapharna and Hw◦◦t the [off]ic[ials] who are in Damascus. And n[o]w, [behol]d (one) named Nahktḥor, m[y] official, [is] g[oing] to Egypt. You, give [him ra]tions from my estate which is in your province(s),
day by day: "white" flour --- t[w]o handfuls, "inferior" flour --- three [...3...] handfuls, wine or beer --- two handfuls, {[◦◦]◦d |[◦◦]◦r} ---one. And to his servants, ten per[s]ons, to each per day:
flour --- one handful, fodder --- according to (the number of) his horses. And give rations to two Cilician person (and) one artisan, all (told) three, my servants who are going with him to Egypt, to each
person per day: flour --- one handful. Give them this ration, each official in turn, according to the route which is from province to province until he reaches Egypt.
And if he be in one place more than one day then for those days do not give them extram rations. Bagasrava knows this order. Rashta is the scribe.
Moore, James D., Matthew Herzog. 'Bodleian Library Pell. Aram VIII.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12342. Accessed: 20 Jan, 2026.