Bresciani-Kamil 5
TAD A.2.5
Metadata
- Collection
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt | EM (Public)
- Genres
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- Letter
- Letter | Private Letter
- Language
- Aramaic
- Script
- Aramaic
- Find Type
- Excavation
- Locus
- Sub-necropolis of Ibis bird
- Acquired
- Sami Gabra [1945]
- Created by
- James D. Moore
- Material
- papyrus
- Text Direction Side 1
- perpendicular (⟂) to the material's lines
- Text Direction Side 2
- parallel (∥) to the material's lines
- Updated by
- James D. Moore, 2026-01-18
- References
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- Bresciani, Edda and Kamil, Murad 1966. no. 5.
- Porten, Bezalel and Yardeni, Ada 1986. A.2.5.
Bresciani, Edda, and Murad Kamil. Le lettere aramaiche di Hermopoli. Memorie / Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei / Classe di Scienze Morali, Storiche e Filologiche. - Roma : Bardi Edizioni, Editore Commerciale, 1877- ; Ser. 8, Vol. 12, Fasc. 5Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei 1966. Roma: Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, 1966.
Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt. 4 vols. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, 1986.
Text and Translation
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Porten and Yardeni
Porten and Yardeni
From your brother Nabusha and Makkibanit (1) to my sisters Taru and Tabi. We have blessed you
by Ptaḥ that he may show me your face in peace. And now, you should know tha
no (2) thing (3) is brought to us from Syene. And moreover, since I left Syene, Shail
has not dispatched me a letter or anything (else). And now, let them bring us a chest
and bynbn. And if you can bring us castor oil let them bring (it) through Ḥarudj
son of Bethelshezib who is coming to bring down ... to Bmrṣᵂry.
And what is this that you have not sent a lette
to me?! And as for me, a snake had bit me and I was dying and you did not send (to inquire)
if I was alive or if I was dead. I have sent this letter (to inquire) about your welfare.
To Taru from Nabusha son of Peṭekhnum. To be delivered (to) Luxor.
Moore, James D.. 'Bresciani-Kamil 5.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12697. Accessed: 20 Jan, 2026.