Pap. Cairo EM JdE 43466   (More information about the Object)
Publication No. TAD A.6.1
Modern Title Letter regarding a share
Summary This is a fragmentary letter from Achaemenes, Bagadana, Peteese, Harwodi and their colleagues to the satrap Arsames regarding a share. It illustrates the bureaucratic practice of "putting everything in writing".
   

Edition

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1על מראנ ארשמ עבדיכ אחמנש וכנותה בגדנ וכנותה וספרי מדינתא שלמ מראנ אלהיא כלא
2ישאלו שגיא בכל עדנ וכעת לנ שימ טעמ מנתא למ זי יהבה במדינתא אתר זי פ
3מפרש זנ זנ ירח כירח הוו שלחנ עלי אפ נשתונא כתיב יהיב לנ כעת
4תחו
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vso1עלמראנ ארשמ זי במצרינ עבדיכ אחמנש וכנותה אזדכריא בגדנ וכנותה
vso2דיניא פטאסי וכנותה ספרי מדינת פמ נס ונפרע חרוצ וכנותהו ספרי מדינת
vso3עלימ סינערש אזדכרא כנתהמ ב 10 + 3 + 3 + 3 למרחשונ שנת 20 + 10 + 3 + 3 + 2 פתחמארתחשסש מלכא

Translation

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1[To our lord Arsa]mes, your servants Achaemenes and his colleagues, Bagadana and his colleagues, and the scribes of the province. May [all] the gods (2) abundantly seek after] the welfare of our lord
2[at] all times. And now, an order was i[ss]ued to us, saying: "The share which is given in the province, where [...]
3[...] separately, each kind, [mo]nth by month, do send to me. Moreover, a rescript was written (and) given to us. Now, [...]
4[...]
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vso1[To] our lord Arsames [w]ho is in Egypt, your [serv]ants Achaemenes and his colleagues the heralds, Ba[gadana and his colleagues]
vso2the judges, Peteisi and his colleagues the scribes of the province of Pamunpara(?), Harudj and his colleagues the scribes of the provin[ce of...]
vso3[PN] servant of Sinerish the herald, their colleague. On 19 Marheshvan, year 38 of [King] Artaxerxes [...]
 
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