TM number: 89412

Cairo, Egyptian Museum JdE 43465
= Porten, The Elephantine papyri in English p. 145-147 no. B 20
= P. Cowley 31
= Sachau, Aramäische Papyrus und Ostraka 2 pl. 3
= Grelot, Documents araméens 102 [AP 31]
= Porten / Greenfield, Jews of Elephantine 3.7
= Lindenberger, Aramaic and Hebrew letters p. 63-68 no. 34 [AP 31]
= Hallo (ed.), The context of scripture 3 p. 125-130 no. 3.51 [AP 31]
[= Ungnad, Aramäische Papyrus aus Elephantine 2]
[= APAW 1 (1907), p. 12-15, 16-39]

Trismegistos nr: 89412
Inventory: Cairo, Egyptian Museum JdE 43465
= Cairo, Egyptian Museum SR 3428
Related inv. inf.: former Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum P. 13496
Publication: Textbook of Aramaic documents 1 A 4.8 (Porten, Bezalel / Yardeni, Ada; 1986; transcription, translation, image)

Other publications: Hallo (ed.), The context of scripture 3 p. 125-130 no. 3.51 [AP 31] (Porten, Bezalel; 2002; translation)

Porten, The Elephantine papyri in English p. 145-147 no. B 20 (Porten, Bezalel; 1996; translation)

Lindenberger, Aramaic and Hebrew letters p. 63-68 no. 34 [AP 31] (Lindenberger, James M.; 1994; transcription, translation)

Porten / Greenfield, Jews of Elephantine 3.7 (Porten, Bezalel / Greenfield, Jonas C.; 1974; transcription, translation)

Grelot, Documents araméens 102 [AP 31] (Grelot, Pierre; 1972; translation)

P. Cowley 31 (Cowley, Arthur Ernest; 1957; transcription, translation)

Sachau, Aramäische Papyrus und Ostraka 2 pl. 3 (Sachau, Eduard; 1911; )

Ungnad, Aramäische Papyrus aus Elephantine 2 (Ungnad, Arthur; 1911; transcription)

APAW 1 (1907), p. 12-15, 16-39 (Sachau, Eduard; 1907; transcription, translation, image)

Material: papyrus
Material form:
Ro/Vo: Ro/Vo
Back (related): continuation
Reuse:
Language/script: Aramaic
Language details:
Type: letter (draft) to Bagavahya, request for letter of recommendation for rebuilding of temple of Yehu
Provenance: Egypt, U01 - Elephantine (Geziret Assuan) [found & written]
Date: BC 407 Nov 25 (Darius 2, year 17, Macheshvan 20)
Note:


   Bibliography:

  1. Lindenberger, in: Daviau/Wevers/Weigl (Hg.), World of Aramaeans 3, 2001, p. 134-157, esp. p. 134-157 (discussion of obscure passage line 15-16a)
  2. Porten, in: Lubetski/Gottlieb/Keller (Hg.), Fs. Gordon, 1998, p. 230-242, esp. (discussion of differences to the first draft (A 4.7))