The Jewish garrison of Elephantine · a new plain-English translation from the Aramaic
Col. a| (Column a)
1| Account of the grapes that I wrote down … my fathers
2| Shelam{ṣ}in, the plantation of Zebadiah: wheat, seah 1, quarter 1
3| Shabbethith daughter of {ʿ}Obadia{h}: wheat, seah 1, {Q} 7, 1 P
4| {Arsin} …: wheat, ardabs 12
5| At Ars[in]'s: {deed} 1, ʾ- …
6| …
7| … [jar]{s} . . of mine, 19
8| [From Shim]{e}on, jars 2; Johanan the priest, jar 1
9| From Shabbethai Jashib, jars 2; from Nathan 1, jar 1
10| From Haggai Diphras, jars 2
11| T{b}a daughter of {Ḥan}iah, {the house} ⟋: ardabs 3, ardab 1, against . .
12| … ʾ, and from S.grh
13| …
Col. b| (Column b)
14| The deeds in the hands of Jonathan and myself:
15| {went up} to the boat: Simeon son of Haggai
16| {At} Shammathi's: deed 1, for she-asses 40
17| At Simeon's: deed 1, for karsh 12
18| shekels 8
19| At Simeon's: deed 1, [for zuz] 400
20| [At Simeo]n's: [d]eed 1, for hallurs 4, mdlʾ
21| and months 12, mdlʾ
22| Obadiah{u} Zaccur: deed 1, for zuz 120
23| At Obadiahu Zaccur's: deed 1, for wheat, ardabs 10
24| Shabbethai Haggai, Tatan: deed 1, for his house
25| At Shabbethai Haggai's: deed 1, for wheat, ardabs 24
26| In his hands: dee[d] 1 (doubtful), Johanan son of Delui, ʿ- …
27| for zuz 100
Col. c| (Column c)
28| In the hand{s} of [Jo]nathan: the wheat [of ?] Yaḥyai son of ..baniah
29| In the hands of Jonathan: bundles 6, of wine
30| a tray of silver, 10; {nḥt}n 2, of silver
31| In the hands of Nathan: and the cup of Meshullam son of Azgad, at shekels 2
32| and my own cup is in his hands, and our great cup is in his hands
33| the great one is in his hands, {and the zwlʾ} is in his hands, k{h}..h, fine
34| In his hands … {z}ʾ of {Jedaniah} …
35| In [his] ha[nds …
36| … {wheat}, ardabs 2, quarter 1
37| [In] {his} [hands]: the bronze tool, {N}kras. daughter of Haniah . .
38| In his hands: our tool, in Mṣy . . ʾ
38a| b-
39| The wine which they gave {ytly} this year, šl- … {the pr}iest
40| in Tmas{u}, 21; vinegar, jars 2; hn- …
41| Delui the younger: garden, at 46; vinegar 1 …
42| In Midlah, Abitai: jars 3
43| Obadiahu Paḥes: jars 6, vinegar 1
44| From these: {zuz} 100
Col. d| (Column d)
45| {which} . . -ḥt, for {good}, {h}- …
46| {r} . . 4, hyd {ḥ} 1 (doubtful) …
47| lḥ . . sheep, {large}, 2 …
48| sheep, [lar]ge, 6, p{ʾ} …
49| … vinegar, one, qr{h} …
50| … y{n} . y{h} 5 {b} …
51| … {qsr} …
Col. e| (Column e)
52| tʾ w-
53| {nḥ}
54| t-
55| which
56| Hargalti, at shekel-
57| 64, quarter 1
58| ʾ š
59| š
verso, Col. f| (Verso, column f)
60| … the fourths, in the boat
61| K 10 (doubtful), ka 1, for shekel 1, quarters 2; remainder, shekel 1
62| Nakim: logs 6, for quarters 3; remainder, {K} 1 P
63| At Nakim's: logs 6, for quarters 3; remainder 1
64| Apelnim {will give}: ka 1 P, for shekels 2, quarter 1
65| ⟋Yaniya: logs 2, 2, for quarters 2
66| ⟋Yaniya: logs …
67| … for quarter 1
68| … [lo]gs 6, for quarters 3
69| Myself: logs 2
70| {N}athan Narbi: log 1, for M 1 P
71| ⟋Yaniya: logs 3, for quarter 1, M 1 P
72| At Nakim's: logs 6, for quarters 3
73| ⟋Yaniya: log …
Col. g| (Column g)
74| ⟋Nabas: logs 6, for quarters 3
75| ⟋Yaniya: logs 4, for quarters 2
76| At Nakim's: logs 6, for quarters 3
77| remainder, quarters 2
78| ⟋Judah: logs 2, for quarter 1
79| At Nakim's: log 1, M 1 P
80| ⟋Yaniya: logs 2, for {quarter} 1 (doubtful)
81| ⟋Yaniya: ka 1 P, {b}- …
82| … {b}- … quarter 1
83| in jars, five . .
84| ⟋Isidorus: logs 2, for quarter 1
85| ⟋{P}ras: ka 1, for shekel 1, quarters 2
86| ⟋Hargalti: half, for quarters 3
87| ⟋Lysimachus: logs 7, for quarters 3, M 1 P
88| ⟋Kastas: logs 6, for quarters 3
89| ⟋Diphros: logs 4, for quarters 2
90| Abitai, give{n} … {for quarters} 3
Col. h| (Column h)
91| Abi{t}ai {b}- …
92| ⟋Isidorus: logs 4 . for quarters 2
93| ⟋Yaniya: logs 6, for quarters 3
94| ⟋Bakim: logs 9, for shekel 1, M 1 P
95| ⟋the Greek: logs 2, for quarter 1
96| ⟋Judah: logs 5, for quarters 2, M 1 P
97| ⟋Yaniya: logs 3, for quarter 1, M 1 P
98| ⟋Raḥbel: log 1, for M 1 P
99| ⟋{ʿObadi} Jashi{b} l- …
100| … [logs] 4, for quarters 2
101| Y{a}[niya]: logs 4 (partly restored), for quarters 2
102| ⟋Patpi: logs 4, for quarters 2
103| ⟋Pat{u}: logs 6, for quarters 3
104| ⟋the Greek: logs 4, for quarters 2
105| ⟋Zaphrah: logs 2, for quarter 1
106| b- Patu: kas 2, for shekels 3; remainder ⸢M 6⸣
107| ⟋Arm{i}s: logs 3, [f]or quarter 1, M 1 P
108| …
Col. i| (Column i)
109| In the house of Jashib: yq{l}. lʿtyk 5
110| {In} our house: {mlʿtyn} 2, brʾmn 2, doors
111| The copper money that they paid for the dates of Paḥi
112| this year, in customs duty: karsh 7, shekels 3
113| ⟋At Patu's: logs 8, for shekel 1
114| ⟋At Patu's: logs 2, for quarters 2 (one unit doubtful) (erased:) logs 8, for shekel 1
115| ⟋Abitai, for our house … ⟋the Ara{b}: logs 3, for quarters . . ⟋
116| … k- …
117| … [logs] 4, for quarters 2
Col. k| (Column k)
118| … remainder tk- … {gi}ven
119| {at mi}ne: Nakim, price of wi{ne} . .
120| {shekels} 3
121| … -ph Nakim ḥ- …
122| 30th of Thoth
123| {d}- (erasure) ʾ
124| zuz 24, quarter 1
125| …
126| ⟋Sasrat{as}: [logs] 3, for quarter 1, M 1 P
127| Myself: logs 12 ⟋Shabbethai Haniah: logs 4 / for quarters 2
128| At my own: logs 4
129| At my own: logs 6
130| shekel 1. At my own: logs 6
131| for quarters 2. ⟋Nakim: ka 1, shekel 1, for quarters [2; rem]ainder, quarters 2 / quarters 2
132| for quarters 2. ⟋Judah: logs 12, {for} [shekels] 3 (partly restored); remainder, quarters 3
133| for quarters 2. At [my own]: logs 4
Col. l| (Column l)
134| 2, for whe[a]t, seah 1
135| 3, M 1
136| 3, for wheat, seah 1
137| quarters 2, M 1
138| 2, until
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