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Berlin P. 13444-3 + P. 13448-3 + P. 13448-5

TAD B.5.2 ERC 308210 + 306559 Cowley 65, 3 + Cowley 67, 5 + Cowley 67, 3 Sachau pap. 73, 3 / taf. 60, 3 + Sachau pap. 71, 3 / taf. 58, 3 + Sachau pap. 73, 5 / taf. 60, 5

Metadata

Collection
Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Berlin, Germany | ÄMP (Public)
Keyword
  • Contract
Language
Aramaic
Script
Aramaic
Find Type
Excavation
Acquired
Otto Rubensohn and Fredriech Zucker [1906–1907]
Material
papyrus
Text Direction Side 1
perpendicular (⟂) to the material's lines
Updated by
James D. Moore, 2026-06-21

Cowley, A. E. (Arthur Ernest). Aramaic Papyri of the Fifth Century B.C. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1923. https://archive.org/stream/aramaicpapyrioff00ahikuoft#page/124/mode/2up.
References: Cowley 65, 3 + Cowley 67, 5 + Cowley 67, 3.
“Localizing 4,000 Years of Cultural History. Texts and Scripts from Elephantine Island in Egypt. ERC Grant ID: 637692,” n.d. TBA.
References: FIX !!! ERC 308210 + 306559 + (306596 [deleting from FM], 306595 [deleting from FM]).
Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt. 4 vols. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, 1986.
References: TAD B.5.02.
Sachau, Eduard. Aramäische Papyrus und Ostraka aus einer jüdischen Militär-Kolonie zu Elephantine. 2 vols. Leipzig: Hinrichs, 1911. https://archive.org/details/aramischepapyr02sachuoft/page/n17/mode/2up.
References: Sachau pap. 73, 3 / taf. 60, 3 + Sachau pap. 71, 3 / taf. 58, 3 + Sachau pap. 73, 5 / taf. 60, 5.

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James Moore Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore

part: P. 13448-3; side: recto line: 01
part: P. 13448-3; side: recto line: 02
part: P. 13448-3; side: recto line: 03
part: P. 13448-3; side: recto line: 04
part: P. 13448-5; side: recto line: 01
part: P. 13448-5; side: recto line: 02
part: P. 13448-5; side: recto line: 03
part: P. 13448-5; side: recto line: 04
part: P. 13448-5; side: recto line: 05

James Moore Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore

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said Mattan son of Yešobyah, an Syenian-Aramean, belonging to the dᵉgal-unit of[ PN ... PN (...)]
of the same detachment, s[aying, I] have sued you (m.s.) with a lawsuit ◦[...]
was/is (going) to take possessio[n(-status) of it from ]Yetômah and Salluˀah[ ...]
[...]◦[...]◦[...]
[... ]and satisfied [my ]heart[ ...]
[... I Mattan] withdrew from you (m.s.) from [this ]d[ay until forever. I shall not be able—]
[I, Mattan, my son or daughter, my brother or sister, or ]anyone belonging to me—to sue you (m.s.) (with) a ⸢law⸣su[it or litigation ...]
[... thi]s which in affection ◦[...]
Moore, James D.. 'Berlin P. 13444-3 + P. 13448-3 + P. 13448-5.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12373. Accessed: 28 Jun, 2026.