List of donors for the Jewish Temple in Elephantine

Neues Museum

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Material: Papyrus
Date: June 1, 400 BC
Origin: Elephantine, Egypt
Collection: Unknown (P 13488 B)

This papyrus fragment is a detailed historical record identified as a List of donors for the Jewish Temple in Elephantine, written in Aramaic. It is precisely dated to 400 BC during the Late Period's 27th Dynasty, providing an exact administrative snapshot of the Jewish community in Upper Egypt. The document is crucial for understanding the financial and communal organization of the Jewish garrison at Elephantine.

The text is composed of several columns of cursive Aramaic script, written in dark ink across the fragile, horizontally-striated papyrus. The papyrus details contributions to the temple of Yahu, illustrating the continuing religious and communal dedication of the diaspora population far from Jerusalem.

Museum label reference:
3 Liste der Spendengeber für den Jahu-Tempel, Elephantine, aramäisch /
List of donors of the Jewish Temple in Elephantine, aramaic.
Spätzeit, 27. Dynastie, 1. Juni 400 v. Chr.
Elephantine; Papyrus
P 13488 B.

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Fragment of a papyrus scroll: list of donors for the Jewish temple in Elephantine, written in Aramaic

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Source:  Berlin, Germany