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Bodleian Library Pell. Aram X

TAD A.6.16 Driver xiii

Metadata

Collection
Bodlien Library, Oxford, UK | Bodl (Public)
Genres
  • 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
  • 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

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Porten and Yardeni Last updated 08 October, 2025 by James D. Moore

From Ar[ta]ḥa[ya] to Nakhtḥor. I send you abundant (greetings) of welfare and strength. And no[w, yo]u, be diligent [...]
[...] so do that you gladd[en] the gods and Arsames. Moreover, what you dispatched [was brought] to me by Ana[...]
[...] {tḥrw |tḥdw} 1 tunic, (and) 2 purple skins -- that (one) brought to me but [I was] not [gladdened]. You dispatched and [he brought]
[to me what I did not l]ack and I was n[ot] gladdened. You are very praiseworthy to me and ◦[...]tm[...]
[... that] the gods may grant you peace.
From Artaḥaya to Nakhtḥor.
Moore, James D., Matthew Herzog. 'Bodleian Library Pell. Aram X.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12344. Accessed: 20 Jan, 2026.