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Elephantine temple-rebuilding petition
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Aramaic petition of 407 BCE from Jedaniah and fellow priests to Bagohi, requesting the rebuilding of Yaho’s destroyed temple.
Original photograph
CC BY-SA · Zureks / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
Modern view of Elephantine Island and the Nile near Aswan; geographical context, not the remains of Yaho’s temple
License · Image sourceObject details
- Title
- Elephantine temple-rebuilding petition
- Rights
- CC BY-SA
Metadata
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- Edition
- 2
Text
Known as P.13495, TAD A4.7 and Cowley 30. It preserves the priests’ account of the 410 BCE destruction and their appeal. It is distinct from the Elephantine Passover letterElephantine “Passover Letter”Fragmentary Aramaic letter, Berlin P.13464, dated 419/418 BCE, on Nisan dates and ritual instructions. “Passover” is restored in a lacuna; no complete Torah is attested.Glossary · Click to read the explanation. Its contextual illustration shows the island, not the papyrus.[1][2]
References and notes
- Temple-rebuilding petition, dated 407 BCE; the community’s own account and request, not a neutral report on its opponents. TAD A4.7 / Cowley 30 / P.13495; lines 1–30 Return to the text ↑
- Berlin museum catalog: the physical document and rebuilding request. Berlin papyrus P.13495 Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Elephantine temple-rebuilding petition», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/artifacts/elephantine-temple-petition