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Pap. Ber. P. 13485

Judicial Oath

TAD B.7.3

Metadata

Collection
Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Berlin, Germany | ÄMP (Public)
Genres
  • Legal | Oath
  • Legal (Content)
  • Contract
Language
Aramaic
Script
Aramaic
Find Type
Excavation
Acquired
Otto Rubensohn and Fredriech Zucker [1906–1907]
Created by
James D. Moore
Material
papyrus
Text Direction Side 1
see note
Updated by
James D. Moore, 2026-01-18
References
  • Lepper, Verena M. et al. . ERC 100281.
  • Porten, Bezalel and Yardeni, Ada 1986. TAD B.7.03.

“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.

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James Moore

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James Moore

Oa[th whi]ch Menahem son of Shallum son of
Ho[shaiah/daviah] swore/will-swear to Meshullam son of Nathan
by Ḥ[erem] the [god] in/by the place of prostration and by AnathYHW.
And [he swore/will-swear to him], saying: The she-ass which is in the hand of
Pa[misi son of Pe]meṭ (6) a[bout] (5) which you are bringing (suit) against me,
[saying]: “Half of it is mine,” I [am] (6)entitled
[to] bestow it on Pamisi. Your father
did not give me a he-ass in exchange for half of it
and [he did no]t [gi]ve me silver or the value of silver in exchange for
h[alf of it].
[...]by the work of your hands ...
[...]◦◦ all silver and goods [which] will be found after my death.
Moore, James D.. 'Pap. Ber. P. 13485.' DEAPS. 07 Jan, 2026. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12380. Accessed: 20 Jan, 2026.