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Pap. Cairo EM JdE 43491

TAD B.5.4 ERC 308158 Cowley 47 Sachau pap. 37 / taf. 35 = Ber. P. 13459 (deaccessioned)

Metadata

Collection
Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt | EM (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, 2026-06-28

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 47.
“Localizing 4,000 Years of Cultural History. Texts and Scripts from Elephantine Island in Egypt. ERC Grant ID: 637692,” n.d. TBA.
References: ERC 308158.
Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt. 4 vols. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, 1986.
References: TAD B.5.04.
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. 37 / taf. 35.

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Porten and Yardeni Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore

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Porten and Yardeni Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore

(BEGINNING MISSING) 2I shall 1[not]
be able to complain against you before prefect or l[ord in the name of (=regarding) this house (about) which I wrote]
and gave you. Moreover, I shall not be able to say:“I [shall reclaim (it) from you to give to others.”
This house is yours and] your children’s [after you. And if I complain against you or against]
son or daughter of yours before prefect or lord to [remove from you this house (about) which I wrote]
and gave you, I shall give you silver, [x] karsh [by the stone(-weight)s of the king, without suit. And should 7I6go]
to suit or process in the name of (=regarding) [this] ho[use, I shall not prevail. ...]
[...] ... [...] (REST MISSING)
Moore, James D.. 'Pap. Cairo EM JdE 43491.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12374. Accessed: 29 Jun, 2026.