The Jewish garrison of Elephantine · a new plain-English translation from the Aramaic
Col. 1| (column 1)
1| [sh.] {Pe}[te]{me}[th son of E]shm{un}, barley, 1 ardab
2| sh. Zabi{s} . son of Nabushal{u}, barley, 1 ardab
3| sh. Haggai son of Shemai[ah], barley, 1 ardab
4| sh. Eshm[un son of A]{p}[a, barley,] 1 [ardab]
5| sh. Petisi son of Zaphru{t}, [barley,] 1 [ardab]
6| sh. — Seha [son of] Zephar. . l{h}, barley, 1 ardab, the same
7| k. sh. {Shemu}[ah …], barley, 1 ardab, {2 quarters}
8| sh. {Hur} …
9| sh. …
10| sh. — … sheh … 2
11| sh. … Nathan, b[arley, 1 ardab]
12| sh. … {A}halbani, [barley, 1 ardab]
13| sh. {H}[ur so]n of Nurshush, barley, 1 ardab
14| sh. Sha[{mash}]gari son of Balban, barley, 1 ardab
15| sh. Var{d} son of Zuti
16| k. sh. Hu[r] son of Jaolan, barley, 1 ardab, 2 quarters
17| sh. {Sh}… son of Abihu, barley, 1 ardab
18| sh. … Pahar{i}, barley, 1 ardab
(unnumbered, after 18) a| (fragment) … was given
(unnumbered, after 18) b| (fragment) … the provi]nce of Thebes
Col. 2| (column 2)
19| … {K}ango A. {w}. . Pabi, barley, 1 ardab, the same
20| …
21| … 100
22| … An… P. barley, 1 ardab
23| … barley, ardab(s)
24| …
25| … son of Petenat{en}, barley, 1 ardab
26| … {N}akal son of {Uri}, barley, 1 ardab
27| [To]tal: 54 persons herein.
28| [Total: 2 persons], each one barley 1 ardab, 2 quarters; in barley, 3 ardabs.
29| [Total: persons] 22, each one barley 1 ardab; in barley, 22 ardabs.
30| [Total: p]ersons 30, each one barley ardab[s 2, 2 quarters; in] barley, 75 ardabs.
31| [To]tal of the outlay {yt} …
32| [barley, ard]abs 100
(unnumbered, after 32) a| (fragment) Seha son of …
(unnumbered, after 32) b| (fragment) H…
(unnumbered, after 32) c| (fragment) M…
Col. 3| (column 3)
33| Total of the out[lay that was g]iven to the Syenian garrison [from day …
34| that is, d[ay 20 of the month of Me]chir, year 4, until day
35| 20 of Me[chir, year 5], which was given in provisions …
36| brought [… from] the province of Thebes by the hand of Wennofer
37| … son of Bar-{Awah} and Adri son of {Aw}. .
38| {Barley}, [ardabs 1,]446; g. 2, {h.} 4.
39| And from the {grain} of [T]ashtaras, the rations which were given to the gar[rison
40| {from} a {thousand} 19 (one unit restored)
41| [N{u}]rana: 1,[2]52; g. 1, h. …
42| And what [… was gi]ven as ration{s} to the garrison [… from
43| Tash[taras, ardabs,] 1,790
44| … Mechir, year
45| … a. and from a. …
46| … 176 (multiplier of the hundred lost)
(unnumbered, after 46) a| (fragment) … to the garrison h…
(unnumbered, after 46) b| (fragment) … brought …
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