The Jewish garrison of Elephantine · a new plain-English translation from the Aramaic
Date| 3 Phamenoth, year 5
1| On the 3rd of Phamenoth, year 5. These are the names of the Jewish garrison that gave silver to Yahu the God, each man silver [2 shekels].
2 (Col. 1)| (column 1) — {Me}[shulle]meth da[ugh]ter of Gemar[i]ah son of Mahseiah, silver, 2 shekels
3| — Zaccur [son of Hodavi]ah son of Zaccur, silver, 2 shekels
4| — {Se}[raiah daugh]{ter} of Hoshea son of Harman, silver, 2 shekels
5| — Total: 3 (two units doubtful, one restored) […]
6| — Hosh[ea son of Beth]el-nuri, the same, silver, 2 shekels, hi[s]
7| — Hosh[aiah son of Nathan] son of Hoshaiah son of {Hanani}[ah, silver, 2 shekels, his]
8| — {Nabu}[… ]{h}, silver, 2 shekels, his
9| … {Nani} [son of] {Katal}, silver, 2 shekels, his
10| … son of Yeho[…, silver,] 2 shekels, his
11| … son of Ne[hebeth daughter of Mah]{se}h, [silver, shekels] 2 (one unit restored), his
12| Na]{th}an son of Anani so[n of] …
13| …{i} [da]ughter of Zebadi[ah]
14| …
15| … da]ughter of Pelal[iah] …
16| … daughter of …
17| …{i} s[on of] …
18| … daughter of …
19| Total for the century of Sinderin.
20| The century of Nabu-aqab: — Shalom son of Mena[hem]
21 (Col. 2)| (column 2) — Meshullam son of Shemuah, silver, 2 shekels, his
22| — Palti son of {Micah}, silver, 2 shekels, his
23| — Malchiah son of Jathom son of {Hadadnuri}, [silver,] 2 shekels, his
24| 20 — Shelemiah son of {Jashub}, silver, shekels 2 (one unit restored), [hi]s
25| — Gaddul son of Meshullam son of Mibtahi[ah, silver,] shekels 2 (one unit restored), his
26| — Menahem son of Hazzul, the same, son of {Shem}[aiah, silver, 2 shekels, his]
27| — Simmak son of Meshullam, the same, silver, 2 shekels, his
28| — {Gaddul} son of Shemuah, the same, silver, 2 shekels, his
29| — Meshullam son of {Haggai} son of Hazzul, silver, 2 shekels, his
30| — Hazzul son of {Haggai} son of Hazzul, silver, 2 shekels, his
31| {Total} [for the century of …] 1
32| … 2 shekels
33| … {silver}, 2 shekels …
34| …
35| … 1 …
36| …
37| … {silver}, {2} {shekels}
38| …
39 (Col. 3)| (column 3) — Shallum son of Hodav, [silver, shekels] 2
40| — {Hori} son of Venah, [silver, shekels] 2
41| — Shammua son of Shallum, [silver, shekels] 2
42| — Mattan son of Jedan[iah, silver, shekels] 2
43| — {U}[riah son of …, silver, shekels] 2
44| — Anan[i son of …]
45| — Zac[…, shekels] 2
46| — Anani […]
47| — Hosh[ea] son of Nathun, [silver, 2 shekels]
48| 20 — […] son of […, silver, shekels] 2
49| […] son of N[…, silver,] 2 shekels
50| […, silver, shekels] 2 (one unit restored)
51| […] son of […] son of Jeshabiah …
52| […, silver,] 2 shekels
53| […, silver, shekels] 2 (one unit restored)
54| …
55| […, shekels] 2
56| […] Hoshea, silver, 2 shekels
57| […] Jehotal, silver, [2 shekels]
58| [… A]nani, silver, 2 shekels
59| […] Jeshabiah …
60| …
61 (Col. 4)| (column 4) — {Hoshea} son of Sagri, silver, 2 shekels
62| — Menahem son of Mattan, silver, 2 shekels
63| — Nathun son of Haggai, silver, 2 shekels
64| — Haggai son of Micha, silver, 2 shekels
65| — Mahseh son of Uri, silver, 2 shekels
66| — Shalom son of Zechariah, silver, 2 shekels
67| — Menahem son of Zechariah, silver, 2 shekels
68| 40 — Meshullak son of Uri, silver, 2 shekels
69| — {Pamet} son of Sagri, silver, 2 shekels
70| — Anani son of Mauzi, silver, 2 shekels
71| — [Ho]shea son of Menahem, silver, 2 shekels
72| — {Haggai} son of Horiya, silver, 2 shekels
73| [Mena]hem son of Uri son of {Meshullak}, silver, 2 shekels
74| …
75| … silver, 2 shekels
76| … Mattan, silver, 2 shekels
77| [… s]on of Mattan, silver, 2 shekels
78| {Pe}[nul]iah son of Menahem son of Pusi, silver, 2 shekels
79| — H{o}[ri] son of Menahem [son of] Pusi, silver, 2 shekels
80| — Pelaliah son of [Ho]shea, silver, 2 shekels
81| — Menahemeth daughter of A[nani] son of {Astah}, silver, 2 shekels
82| — Meshullemeth daughter of […]h, silver, 2 shekels; sister of Mahath, {and Sh…}
83 (Col. 5)| (column 5) — Miphtah daughter of {Tashaz}, silver, 2 shekels
84| — Jehoshama daughter of Nathan, silver, 2 shekels
85| — Shebith daughter of Hori son of Shallum, silver, 2 shekels
86| — Reia daughter of {Neri}, silver, 2 shekels
87| — Jehoshama daughter of Meshullam, silver, 2 shekels
88| 60 — Miphtah daughter of Shallum, silver, 2 shekels
89| — {Jahmol} daughter of Palti son of Yaush, silver, 2 shekels
90| — Abihai daughter of Oshea, silver, 2 shekels
91| — Nehebeth daughter of Mahseh, silver, 2 shekels
92| — Jehohen daughter of Igdal, silver, 2 shekels
93| — Meshullemeth daughter of Zephaliah, silver, 2 shekels
94| …
95| {Mena}[h]emeth daughter of […, silver, shekels] 2 (one unit restored)
96| Nehebeth daughter of {Z}[…, silver,] 2 shekels
97| Jahmol daughter of [Shal]lum, silver, 2 shekels
98| 70 — Jehoshama daughter of Hoshea son of Zaccur, silver, 2 shekels
99| — Jehoshama daughter of Haggai, silver, 2 shekels
100| — Ab[ih]ai daughter of Nathun, silver, 2 shekels
101 (Col. 6)| (column 6) — Jehohen daughter of Gedaliah, silver, 2 shekels
102| — Salluah daughter of Neri, silver, 2 shekels
103| — Jehotal daughter of Jislah, silver, shekels
104| — Abeshar daughter of Hoshea, silver, 2 shekels
105| — Jehoeli daughter of Ammaniah, silver, 2 shekels
106| — Miphtah daughter of Zephaliah, silver, 2 shekels
107| — Nehebeth daughter of Zaccur, silver, 2 shekels
108| 80 — Menahemeth daughter of Jedaniah son of Anati, silver, 2 shekels
109| — Meshullam son of Mauzi, silver, 2 shekels
110| — Meshullemeth daughter of Penuliah, silver, 2 shekels
111| — Nathun son of Pelaliah son of Nathun, silver, 2 shekels
112| — Hazzul daughter of Hodaviah, silver, 2 shekels
113| — … Nathan, silver, [2 shekels]
114| … Ze]{bad}iah … 2 shekels
115| — … son of Nathan son of …h, silver, 2 shekels
116| — … son of Shallum so[n of …]h, silver, 2 shekels
117| — [Jeh]oshama daughter of Kun, silver, 2 shekels
118| — Reuiah son of Uri, silver, 2 shekels
119| 90 — Meshullam son of Shemaiah, silver, 2 shekels
120 (Col. 7)| (column 7) The silver that was on hand that day in the keeping of
121| Jedaniah son of Gemariah in the month of Phamenoth:
122| silver, 31 karsh, 8 shekels.
123| Of this: for Yahu, 12 karsh, 6 shekels;
124| for Eshem-Bethel, 7 karsh;
125| for Anat-Bethel, silver, 12 karsh.
126| — Michaiah son of Jehoishma, silver, 2 shekels
127| — Oshea son of Nathan son of Hodaviah, silver, 2 shekels
128| — Ahio son of Nathan son of Anani, silver, 2 shekels
129| — {Azariah} son of Hazzul, {silver}, 2 shekels
130| — {Jeshabiah} son of {Berechi}[ah, silver, shekels] 2
131| … 2
132| — …h daughter of Ki… silver, 2 shekels
133 (Reverse)| (reverse) — Bagafarna son of Vashi, silver, 2 shekels, for {Andam}
134| — Vashi son of {Zadmar}, silver, 2 shekels, his
135| — Hani son of Maphtahiah, silver, 2 shekels; for Tab, 3
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