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Ber. P. 13447 = Pl. Kol. I (+) Pl. Kol. II (+) Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. IV) (+) Pl. "Frag. zu P. 13447"

Darius Inscription and Fragmentary Memorandum Record Roll

TAD C.2.1 and TAD C.3.13

Metadata

Collection
Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Berlin, Germany | ÄMP (Public)
Keywords
  • Inscription | Royal
  • list
  • Literature
  • Memorandum
  • Record Roll
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
perpendicular (⟂) to the material's lines
Updated by
James D. Moore, 2026-08-23
General Notes
Surprisingly this is not a palimpsest.
Textual Notes
Readings following TAD C.2 and C.13 with the exception of occassional variant readings of fragments or restorations, e.g., [Dar 04] Frag. e Pl. Kol. I ln. 03; [Dar 04] Frag. a Pl. Kol. I ln. 01; [Dar 04 ln. 11] Pl. Kol. In. 04; [Dar 04] Frag. e Pl. Kol. I ln. 02; [Mem ln. 50] Pl. Kol. II. verso. ii. 07; [Mem ln. 57] Pl. Kol. I. verso. 05; 12394. Ber. P. 13447 (Darius) = Pl. Kol. I (+) Pl. Kol. II (+) Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. IV) (+) Pl. "Frag. zu P. 13447". [Dar 07 ln. 51] Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. V). recto. i. 16.; 12394. Ber. P. 13447 (Darius) = Pl. Kol. I (+) Pl. Kol. II (+) Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. IV) (+) Pl. "Frag. zu P. 13447". [Dar 07 ln. 52] Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. V). recto. i. 17. The translatation also closesly follows TAD with some changes line-by-line. The syntax and word choice of the inscription is unique in both Aramaic and Akkadia, therefore some irregular English prose have been used at times, such as begining sentences with participial clause to mimic the inscriptions inition infinitive forms. Significant deviances in the Aramaic from the Behsitun inscription: –12394. Ber. P. 13447 (Darius) = Pl. Kol. I (+) Pl. Kol. II (+) Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. IV) (+) Pl. "Frag. zu P. 13447". [Dar 07 ln. 43] Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. V). recto. i. 08: פרתו for תרוא (Tarava). –12394. Ber. P. 13447 (Darius) = Pl. Kol. I (+) Pl. Kol. II (+) Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. IV) (+) Pl. "Frag. zu P. 13447". [Dar 07 ln. 37] Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. V). recto. i. 02.: פרתו for מרגנ (Margiana). 12394. Ber. P. 13447 (Darius) = Pl. Kol. I (+) Pl. Kol. II (+) Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. IV) (+) Pl. "Frag. zu P. 13447". [Dar 05 ln. 29] Pl. Kol. II. recto. 12.: והמוס is and error for והומס [Dar 07 ln. 37] Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. V). recto. i. 02: Error for מרגנ. This would be considered parablepsis by some. But I am not sure about this since it may be the same problem on [Dar 07 ln. 37] Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. V). recto. i. 08 [Dar 07 ln. 37] Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. V). recto. i. 08: Spells וידזת for ויזדת [Dar 07 ln. 37] Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. V). recto. i. 12: why restore ראש rather than רב for commander? [Dar 07 ln. 37] Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. V). recto. i. 16: posible errasure [Dar 08 ln. 58] Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. V). recto. ii. 04/05: Scribal line section divider. 12394. Ber. P. 13447 (Darius) = Pl. Kol. I (+) Pl. Kol. II (+) Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. IV) (+) Pl. "Frag. zu P. 13447". [Dar 11 ln. 82] Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. V). verso. i. 12.: The reconstuction may be incorrect since Gaumata is not identified as Barzaya throughout the text. Check Akk. and OP. [Mem ln. 08] Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. V). verso. ii. 09/10: scribal section divider
Moore, James D.. 'Ber. P. 13447 = Pl. Kol. I (+) Pl. Kol. II (+) Pl. Kol. III/IV (= Pl. Kol. IV) (+) Pl. "Frag. zu P. 13447".' DEAPS. 29 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12394. Accessed: 25 Aug, 2026.