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Pap. Cairo EM JdE 43474

TAD A.3.05 Cowley 41 Deaccessioned Pap. Ber. P. 13463

Metadata

Collection
Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt | EM (Public)
Genres
  • Letter | Private Letter
  • Letter
Language
Aramaic
Script
Aramaic
Find Type
Excavation
Acquired
Otto Rubensohn and Fredriech Zucker [1906–1907]
Created by
James D. Moore
Material
papyrus
Palimpsest?
true
Updated by
James D. Moore, 2026-01-18
Date (Composition)
Gregorian -525 to -399 [Persian, 5th cent. BCE]
References
  • Porten, Bezalel and Yardeni, Ada 1986.

Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt. 4 vols. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, 1986.
Textual Notes
Dalah son of Gaddûl is found on Brooklyn Museum 47.218.90a-b r 17 as a witness

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James Moore

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James Moore

To my brother Maḥ[s... (...), your brother ...] May all the [go]ds see[k] abundantly at al[l time]s[ ... And] ⸢n⸣[o]⸢w,⸣ [...]
and T[... ...] indeed it/she reached me. I heard of your (m.s.) welfare; I rejoiced abundantly. I heard
[... ...]◦ who/which (m.s.) will have come to to you (m.s.). I will have sent (word inquiring?) your (m.s.) welfare. Now,
[... ...]◦ they did not tell [me]. Consequently, I was fully angry (with) you before Dallah.
[... ...]⸢T from⸣ Syene, you did not send me one letter about your welfare.
[....] Look after the servants and my house just as you would do for your house
[... ]is (legally) withdrawn from him/it--fr[om] that he would do to his eyes. Your welfare and your instruction (alt. he compensated you and your ṭˁm-document)
[... ]⸢about⸣ the welfare of [...]
To [... Maḥs... (...) ...]yah son of Gadô[l], your (m.p.) brother [...].
Moore, James D.. 'Pap. Cairo EM JdE 43474.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12703. Accessed: 20 Jan, 2026.