The Jewish garrison of Elephantine · a new plain-English translation from the Aramaic
1| To my lords Jedaniah, Mauziah, Uriah and the garrison, your servant […. The well-being of my lords may the gods]
2| seek after at all times. Here, all is well with us. Now, every day that […]
3| he complained to one investigator; Ziwak, he complained to an[other] investigator
4| As for us: because the Egyptians give a bribe, {and} since […]
5| that the Egyptians before Arsames; but they act by stealth, {also} […]
6| the province of Thebes, and they say thus: "Mazdayazna, he is the official in charge of the province" […]
7| We are afraid, because we are few, plundered. Now look, {I thought} […]
8| If we had shown our faces to Arsames before, then it would not ha[ve been] like this
9| he will speak words before Arsames. Pisina is calming our faces […]
10| you will find honey, tqm, cords, ropes, {skins}, ṣl, shp[…]
Reverse| (Reverse)
11| words to your house. Pasu son of Mannuki came to Memphis and […]
12| and the investigator, and he gave me silver, 12 staters, and one of it […]
13| Hori gave me, when they had detained him. Accordingly Tiri said, "b[…]"
14| in the king's business, and they are detaining (them), but Arsames will suffer loss, and {Zeho} denied [
15| and Hori, whom they detained. On day 6 of Paophi the letters reached [the province of Thebes, and we
16| will do the thing.
Address| (Address)
17| To my lords Jedaniah, Mauziah, [Uriah
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