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TM GeoRef 239053

= an attestation of TM Geo 49 in TM 89396, 3

'Now, from the day that you left (Lower) Egypt, salary has not been given to us/you here.]

TM Geo: Egypt

Date: early 5th century BC: BC 499 - 475
cf. Porten, The Elephantine papyri in English, 1996, p. 107

Provenance: Elephantine (Geziret Assuan) - Egypt [find place & destination]
Migdol (Tell el-Heir) - Egypt [written]

Language/script: Aramaic

Material: papyrus

Stable URI (with TM Georef ID): www.trismegistos.org/georef/239053 Copy URI to clipboard

Standardized name: Egypt

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TM GeoRef ID	Line	Attested name	Place	Context

239052	1	(Elephantine)	U01 - Elephantine (Geziret Assuan) (TM Geo 621)	'[Greetings] to the temple of YHW in Elephantine.'
239053	3	((Lower) Egypt)	Egypt (TM Geo 49)	'Now, from the day that you left (Lower) Egypt, salary has not been given to us/you here.]
21979	4	mgdl	Northern Sinai - Migdol (Tell el-Heir) (TM Geo 2698)	'[And when] we complained to the officals about your salary here in Migdol, we were told thus, saying: "About this [you must complain before] the scribes and it will be given to you".'
239054	6	((Lower) Egypt)	Egypt (TM Geo 49)	'Now, when you come to (Lower) Egypt ...[ ] all your salary has been withheld.'