Pap. Berlin P. 13464
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Metadata
Collection
| Collection |
Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, SPK (P) |
| Inventory Number |
Pap. Berlin P. 13464 |
| Publication Number |
TAD A.4.1, Cowley 21 |
| Publication Permission Status |
no permission for publication necessary |
| Publication Status |
published |
Origin / Provenance
| Ancient Provenance Site |
Elephantine (Ꜣbw; Yb; YbꜢ; YbꜤ; Ἐλεφαντίνη, יב , ⲉⲓⲏⲃ) [Trismegistos]
Certainty: |
| Ancient Provenance District |
Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos] |
| Type of Discovery |
archaeological excavation
Certainty: |
| Finder (= First Purchaser) |
Rubensohn, Otto (excavation director)
Certainty: |
| District of Find / Purchase in Egypt |
Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos] |
| Type of Acquisition for the Intitution |
excavation finds |
| Date of Acquisition for the Intitution |
between 1906 and 1907 |
Object
| Object Type |
papyrus |
| Size (Height | Width | Thickness) |
105 mm | 215 mm | mm |
| Range of Preservation |
incomplete |
| State of Preservation |
In the upper third is approximately 3/4 of the width preserved; of the lower two thirds only approximately 1/3 is preserved, incomplete on both sides. |
Text Basic Information
| Localization of Text on Object |
recto/verso |
| Range of Preservation (Text) |
incomplete |
| Script, Primary |
Aramaic, Imperial |
| Language, Primary |
Aramaic, Imperial |
| Comments on Text Layout |
6 lines perpendicular to the fibers on teh recto, parallel to the joins; 3 lines and address line on verso parallel to fibers. Folde from bottom to top. |
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recto |
verso |
| Quantity of Lines |
6 |
4 |
| Height of Line / Letter |
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Text Content
| Modern Title |
Letter of Hananyah to Yedanyah. Re Calendrical Issues. |
| Ancient Author of Text |
Hananiah |
| Text Types |
- documentary
- documentary | letter
- documentary | letter | horizontal format
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| Summary of Content |
The so-called "Passover Letter." Recent scholarship disputes whether it refers to the passover. The letter is from Hananyah to Yedanyah and his colleagues (i.e. possibly the priests of the temple of Yaho). The content refers to calendrical issues in response to an imperial mandate to alter the administrative calendar. |
| Location of Composition |
unknown unknown Unknown (Certainty: ) |
| Comments on Text |
from the so-called Jedaniah Archive |
| Gender |
Man |
| Religion |
Judaism |
Text
| Transcription |
Translation |
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1 | | אל אחי ידניה
וכנותה חילא יהודיא
אחוכמ חנניה
שלמ אחי אלהיא
ישאלו|
2 | | בכל עדנ
וכעת שנתא זא שנת 3 + 2
דריוהוש
מלכא
מנ מלכא שליח על ארשמ|
3 | | יא כעת אנתמ כנ מנו
ארבעת עשר|
4 | | יומנ לניסנ וב 10 + 3 + 1 בינ
שמשיא פסחא עבדו ומנ יומ 10 + 3 + 2 עד יומ
20 + 1 לניסנ חגא|
5 | | זי פטיריא עבדו שבעת
יומנ פטירנ אכלו כעת דכינ הוו ואזדהרו עבידה אל תעבדו|
6 | | ביומ 10 + 3 + 2 וביומ 20 + 1
לניסנ כל שכר
אל תשתו וכל מנדעמ זי חמיר אלתאכלו
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vso1 | | ואל יתחזי בבתיכמ מנ יומ 10 + 3 + 1 לניסנ במערב שמשא עד יומ 20 + 1 לניסנ במערב|
vso2 | | שמשא וכל חמיר זי איתי לכמ בבתיכמ ה
נעלו בתוניכמ וחתמו בינ יומיא
אלה|
vso3 | | א|
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vso4 | | אלאחי ידניה וכנותה חילא יהודיא
אחוכמ חנניה
בר
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1 | | [To my brothers Je]daniah and his colleagues in the Jewish ga[rrison,] your brother Hanan[i]ah. May God/the gods [seek after] the welfare of my brothers|
2 | | [at all times.] And now, this year, year 5 of King Darius, it has been sent from the king to Arsa[mes...].|
3 | | [...]... Now, you thus count four[teen]|
4 | | [days in Nisan and on the 14th at twilight ob]serve [the Passover] and from the 15th day until the 21st day of [Nisan the Festival]|
5 | | [of Unleavened Bread observe. Seven days eat unleavened bread. Now,] be pure and take heed. [Do] n[ot do] work|
6 | | [on the 15th day and on the 21st day of Nisan.] Do not drink [any fermented drink. And do] not [eat] anything of leaven
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vso1 | | [nor let it be seen in your houses from the 14th day of Nisan at] sunset until the 21st day of Nisa[n at sun]|
vso2 | | [set. And b]ring into your chambers [any leaven which you have in your houses] and seal (them) up during [these] days.|
vso3 | | [...]...|
vso4 | | [To] my brothers Jedaniah and his colleagues the Jewish garrison, your brother Hananiah s[on of PN].
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Dates
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Day Date of the Text |
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-419 BCE -418 BCE |
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Literature
| DatasetID |
100463 |
| last Change |
29.07.2022 |
| Author |
Lisa Cleath; Verena Lepper |
| Dataset License |
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
(CC BY-NC-SA) |
| Data set citation |
Data set 100463 (= Pap. Berlin P. 13464), ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE: Lisa Cleath; Verena Lepper. |
