Pap. Cairo EM JdE 43471
TAD A.4.02 deaccession Pap. Ber. P. 13468
Metadata
- Collection
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt | EM (Public)
- Genres
-
- Letter | Private Letter
- Letter | Business Letter
- Letter | Official 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?
- 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)
- Gregorian -460 to -399 [Persian, 5th cent. BCE]
- Date (Other date in text)
- Egyptian 6.ii ˀArš -460 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
r 3: Could the final word be restored as Abydos אבט ?
v 5: note that this date agrees with my understanding of the date on the elephantine arshama decree, the date of "arrival" is last noted.
Text and Translation
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James Moore
James Moore
To my lords Yedanyah, Maˁûzyah, ˀÛryah and the troop, [yo]ur servant [PN ... the welfare of my lords (may) all the gods]
seek at all times. It is well with us here. Now, every day that [...]
he complained to the investigators. One Zivaka, he complained to the investigator of ˀ◦[... ...]
we have since the Egyptians given them a bribe. And from that [...]
of the Egyptians before ˀAršama, but act thievishly. Moreover, ◦[... ...]
the district of Thebes and are saying (p.) thus: Mazdayasna/A Mazdean is an administrator of the province[ ...]
we are afraid because we are fewer by 2. Now, indeed, ⸢they⸣ expected/hoped[ ...]
Had we revealed our presence to ˀAršama \earlier,/ then it would have not been like this[ ...]
he will say our issues before ˀAršama. Pisina is calming us[ ...]
you find—honey, castor oil, string, rope, leather skins, board⸢s⸣ [...—send us since]
they are full of anger at you. Pasû son of Mannukî came to Memphis and ⸢H⸣◦[... ...]
and the investigator. And he gave me silver, 12 staters and happy with it[ ...]
Ḥorî gave me when they detained him because of the KD-vessel. Tîrî said, “◦◦◦ [...]
at the order of the king and they detain them. And the damage of ˀAršama and the forgiveness of Ṣeḥ[a ...]
and Ḥorî whom they detained.” On the 6th day of Phaophi the letters arrived [...]
we will do the thing.
To my lords Yaˀadanyah, Maˁûzyah, [your] se[rvant ...]
Moore, James D.. 'Pap. Cairo EM JdE 43471.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12709. Accessed: 20 Jan, 2026.