Ostr. Paris, AIBL CIS, Clermont-Ganneau no. 70
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Metadata
Collection
| Inventory Number |
Ostr. Paris, AIBL CIS, Clermont-Ganneau no. 70 |
| Publication Number |
Mémoires 35 no. 070; TAD D.7.21. |
| Current Location |
Paris, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres |
| 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) |
Clermont-Ganneau, Charles
Certainty: |
| Location of Find / Purchase in Egypt |
Elephantine |
| District of Find / Purchase in Egypt |
Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos] |
Object
| Object Type |
ostracon |
| Range of Preservation |
complete |
| Mounting |
(unknown) |
| Comments on Object |
Mesurements and remarks from publication.
Lozachmeur: cv: 10YR6/2-3-4 and 7/3 ; cc: 2.5YR6/4 and 5YR6/4 ; edge: 5YR6/6. |
Text Basic Information
| Localization of Text on Object |
concave/convex (inside/outside) |
| Inks and Pigments |
carbon ink monochrome black |
| Range of Preservation (Text) |
complete |
| Script, Primary |
Aramaic, Imperial |
| Language, Primary |
Aramaic, Imperial |
| Comments on Handwriting |
Lozachmeur hand Id / Ic. |
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recto |
verso |
| Quantity of Lines |
4 |
2 |
| Height of Line / Letter |
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Text Content
| Modern Title |
Inscription on Sherd |
| Ancient Author of Text |
Gaddul |
| Ancient Scribe(s) of Text |
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| Text Types |
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| Summary of Content |
Gaddul reports his blessings to Yaho and Khnum for Micaiah. Requests Micaiah's garment for repair. |
| Multilingualism |
Script = Language
Monolingual |
| Gender |
Man |
| Comment on Gender |
Because Gaddul, a Judean/Aramean, appears to worship both Yaho and Khnum, this text is often used to argue for Judean-Egyptian religious syncretism on Elephantine. The implication is that this is a copy or draft of Gaddul's own letter since it was found on the island. The locaton of this Micaiah is unknown. |
| Religion |
Polytheism (Egyptian) |
| Religion, further |
Judaism |
Text
| Transcription |
Translation |
Pictures |
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1 | | זי עליכ ו
י
א
חטנה|
2 | | לשלמכ שלחת ספרא
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1 | | To my lord, Micaiah, your servant|
2 | | Gaddul. Peace and life I have sent|
3 | | to you. I have blessed you to Yaho and to Khnum|
4 | | Now, send to me the garment
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1 | | which is on you, and I shall sew it.|
2 | | For your welfare, I have sent th(is) document.
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People mentioned in Text
| ID |
gender |
en normiert |
original |
Language |
Functions |
in Texts |
| 19895 |
man |
Gaddul |
גדל |
Aramaic, Imperial |
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Dates
| RulerID |
Regnal Year |
MonthID |
Day Date of the Text |
Gregorian Date |
dating_comment |
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-525 BCE -399 BCE |
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Pictures
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Literature
| DatasetID |
312954 |
| last Change |
29.07.2022 |
| Author |
James D. Moore (collated from picture and reedited), Emil Joubert (metadata) |
| Dataset License |
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
(CC BY-NC-SA) |
| Data set citation |
Data set 312954 (= Ostr. Paris, AIBL CIS, Clermont-Ganneau no. 70), ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE: James D. Moore (collated from picture and reedited), Emil Joubert (metadata) . |
