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Brooklyn 47.218.151

TAD A.3.09 Kraeling 13

Metadata

Collection
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York, USA | Brook (Public)
Genres
  • Letter
  • Letter | Business Letter
  • Letter | Private Letter
Language
Aramaic
Script
Aramaic
Find Type
Unprovenanced: Explorer Aquisition
Acquired
Charles Wilbour [1893]
Created by
James D. Moore
Material
papyrus
Palimpsest?
false
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
Date (Composition in text)
Egyptian 5.xi Amy -405 to -399
Date (Composition)
Egyptian 5.xi Amy - Neph 5 to 1 [Persian, 5th cent. BCE, 4th 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
r 6: I'm inclued to read the prohibitive form as "do not fear" YṢP. TAD has suggested this. It seems correct.

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James Moore

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James Moore

[To my lord Yislaḥ your servant] Šewa. May all the gods [seek] the peace of my lord abundantly at all times. No[w, ...]
[... ]L bring ˀPwḥs ⸢and his⸣ si⸢sister⸣, saying, ... rea]ch(ed) me. When [this] le[tter] will reach you [...]
[...] they [will] bring (to) Memphis. The king Amyrtae[us ...] the king Nepherites sat (upon the throne) [in] Epiph ◦[...]
[...] your face in peace in the fort ◦◦[...] The king Nephe[rites is fa]r away. The silver which you sent me by the hand of
[...] these things [shall b]e. Menahem bought/sold it ◦◦[... ...] above. Give[ ... bring] ⸢out the Mr-vessels⸣, the bronze (ones), which
[... ]Greetings ˁAnanî son of Neryah. Greetings all the sons of [PN ...] here. Do not be [... o]n account of[ ...] each word/thing
[...] the boat [re]ached us here. They will release[ ... and] Vidranga [(the commander of Syene) will l]ead the troop of ⸢the⸣ ˀA[rameans]. Twerê entered
[...] On 5 Epiph th[is] letter was written.
⸢T⸣[o] my lord Yislaḥ son of [PN,] your servant Šewa son of Zekaryah.
Moore, James D.. 'Brooklyn 47.218.151.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12706. Accessed: 20 Jan, 2026.