Pap. Cairo EM JdE 43497 (+) Pap. Ber. P. 23104

Receipt or Cancellation of Debt (Frag.)

TAD B.4.1 Cowley 49 Sachau taf. 38

Metadata

Collection

Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt | EM (Public)

Genres

Contract
Legal | Withdrawal
Cancellation of Debt

Language

Aramaic

Script

Aramaic

Find Type

Excavation

Acquired

Otto Rubensohn and Fredriech Zucker [1906–1907]

Created by

James D. Moore

Material

papyrus

Text Direction Side 1

perpendicular (⟂) to the material's lines

Text Direction Side 2

blank

Updated by

James D. Moore, 2026-01-18

Date (Paleographic)

Gregorian -525 to -399 [Persian]

General Notes

Note that object is held part in Cairo and Part in Berlin

Text and Translation

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James Moore Last updated 20 October, 2025 by James D. Moore

Simchi son of Shasher said to Shelomam son of Galgul, say[ing: I shall not] be able

to say to you: “I HAVE (A CLAIM) on you (for) silver and wheat and barley [and emmer and wool and] linen

[and] something whereby a man may live ....” And [I shall not be able to say] to son

of yours or daughter: “[I] HAVE (A CLAIM) [o]n you (for) some food ... [...] ...

... [...] ... [...] ...

[...] ...

Moore, James D.. 'Pap. Cairo EM JdE 43497 (+) Pap. Ber. P. 23104.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12716. Accessed: 20 Jan, 2026.