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Pap. Cairo EM JdE 43486

Judicial Oath

TAD B.7.2 Cowley 07 = Ber. P. 13467 (deaccessioned)

Metadata

Collection
Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt | EM (Public)
Keywords
  • Contract
  • Legal (Content)
  • Legal | Oath
  • Record Roll | Judicial
Language
Aramaic
Script
Aramaic
Find Type
Excavation
Acquired
Otto Rubensohn and Fredriech Zucker [1906–1907]
Material
papyrus
Text Direction Side 1
parallel (∥) to the material's lines
Text Direction Side 2
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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 7.
“Localizing 4,000 Years of Cultural History. Texts and Scripts from Elephantine Island in Egypt. ERC Grant ID: 637692,” n.d. TBA.
References: ERC 308153.
Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt. 4 vols. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, 1986.
References: TAD B.7.02.
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. 27 / taf. 26.

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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

On the 18th of Phaophi, year 4 of King Artaxerxes, ִin [Elephan]tine
the fortress,Malchiah son of Jashobiah, an Aramean, hereditary-property-holder in Elephantine
[the] for[tress of the detach]ment of Nabukudu[rri], 2said 3[to Ar]tafrada son of A[rvastah]mara of the detachme[nt of]
Md|ry[°, say]ing: [Y]ou com[plained against me] in npʾ:“Yo[u brok]e [into my house]
by force and struck my wife and took out goods from my house by force
and took (and) made (them) your own.”[I] was interrogated and the declaration to deity
came (=was imposed) upon me in the suit. I, Malchiah, shall declare for you to Ḥerembethel
the god among 4[OF]FICIALS/[SUP]PORTERS/[OATH] ADMINISTRATORS, say[ing]: “I did [not] break into your house by force
and I did not strike (that) wife of yours and I did not take goods from your house by force.”
And if I do n[ot] declare for you among these [2+]2 (=4) OFFICIALS/SUPPORTERS/[OATH] ADMINISTRATORS ... [...(BOTTOM MISSING)
Moore, James D.. 'Pap. Cairo EM JdE 43486.' DEAPS. 07 Jan, 2026. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12379. Accessed: 29 Jun, 2026.