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Pap. Cairo EM JdE 43475

TAD A.3.06 Cowley 40 deaccessioned Pap. Ber. P. 13473

Metadata

Collection
Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt | EM (Public)
Keywords
  • Letter
  • Letter | Business Letter
  • Letter | Private Letter
Language
Aramaic
Script
Aramaic
Find Type
Excavation
Acquired
Otto Rubensohn and Fredriech Zucker [1906–1907]
Material
papyrus
Palimpsest?
true
Text Direction Side 1
Material lines are diagonal ↙︎
Text Direction Side 2
perpendicular (⟂) to the material's lines
Updated by
James D. Moore, 2026-06-28
Date (Composition)
Gregorian -525 to -399 [Persian, 5th cent. BCE]

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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James Moore Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore

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James Moore Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore

To my brother Pilṭi, your brother Hôšaˁy[ah. May the go]d of Heaven seek after [your welfare] at all times. Greetings, Šewaˀ and his sons. Greetings, ˀAbî[hî. And now,]
I heard of the struggle that you had struggled when ◦◦[... ... ...]◦ went. I and Ṣeḥaˀ son of Paḥah said to Pîsina and ˀ[...]
and he sent a letter on account of this (saying) thus to Ṣe(ḥ)aˀ: Y◦[... ...] to the children. About you (m.s.) my heart is torn. All that will be ◦◦[... ...]
M◦[◦]◦ˀ a matter/word belonging to you here. Send (word) to[ ...]
To my brother Pil[ṭî son of Yaˀ]⸢û⸣š, ⸢your⸣ (m.s.) brother Hôšaˁyah son of Natan
Moore, James D.. 'Pap. Cairo EM JdE 43475.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12704. Accessed: 29 Jun, 2026.