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.
Pap. Cairo EM JdE 43488
TAD B.6.3 = Ber. P 13474 (deaccessioned)
Metadata
- Collection
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt | EM (Public)
- Keywords
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- Contract
- Legal (Content)
- wifehood
- 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
“Localizing 4,000 Years of Cultural History. Texts and Scripts from Elephantine Island in Egypt. ERC Grant ID: 637692,” n.d. TBA.
Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt. 4 vols. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, 1986.
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.
Textual Notes
TAD claims this is from the third quarter of the third 5th century, but the structure of the document suggests early Xerxes or prior.
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
and her property which [... And moreover, if]
Shelomam [(1) die] (2) at the age of [100] years [... an no male or female childe]
belongs to him with A[bihi his wife, it is Abihi (who) has right to his house
and] his [go]ods and [his property and all that he has ...]
[...]L[... ...]
[...]⸢NK⸣[...] Moreover, [no (one) shall be able--brother or sister of Shelomam, near or far],
member of a town or me[mber of a detachment--to bring (suit) against Abihi the wife of Shelomam],
saying: “[You] do not have right [to the house of Shelomam and his goods and his property].”
And whoever shall stand up to evict [her from the house of Shelomam and his goods shall give]
Abihi the wife of [Shelomam the penalty of silver, x karsh]
by the stone(-weight)s of the king, [2] q(uarters) [to the ten, and he shall do the law of this document to Abihi]
the wife of Shelo[mam, without suit].
The witnesses: Zaccur s[on of PN; witness PN son of PN; witness]
Meshullach son of Hosaia[h; witness PN son of PN; witness PN son of PN];
witness Gaddul son of Ho[daviah/shaiah; witness PN son of PN; witness PN son of PN]:
16all (told) 8.[PN son of PN] wro[te this document at the instruction of PN]
and Shelomam son of Hoda[viah].
Moore, James D.. 'Pap. Cairo EM JdE 43488.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12377. Accessed: 29 Jun, 2026.