Pap. Cairo EM 86984
Adon Letter
TAD A.1 KAI J. 86984=3483
Metadata
- Collection
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt | EM (Public)
- Genres
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- Letter
- Letter | Official Letter
- Find Type
- Excavation
- Acquired
- 1942
- Created by
- James D. Moore
- Material
- papyrus
- Updated by
- James D. Moore, 2026-01-18
- References
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- Porten, Bezalel and Yardeni, Ada 1986.
General Notes
It has long been thought that the document dates to the 7th century bce, I, however, believe it is a letter writing exercise for Egyptians learning epistolary imperial aramaic.
Porten, Bezalel, and Ada Yardeni. Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt. 4 vols. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, 1986.
Textual Notes
See Porten, BA, 1981 for photo.
In her popular work history of Phonicia, Elayi has a long discussion of this text (pp. 191ff). She, like others, believes it is factual content, which it may be!, but was, in my opinion written in a later period.
Moore, James D.. 'Pap. Cairo EM 86984.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/12723. Accessed: 20 Jan, 2026.