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The '''Assumption of Moses''', also known as the '''Testament of Moses''' ([[Hebrew]] עליית משה), is a 1st-century [[Jewish apocrypha]]l work. It purports to contain secret prophecies [[Moses]] revealed to [[Joshua]] before passing leadership of the [[Israelites]] to him. It is characterized as a "testament", meaning the final speech of a dying person, Moses.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Apocalyptic literature : a reader|last=Reddish, Mitchell Glenn|date=1995|publisher=Hendrickson Pub|isbn=1565632109|oclc=34877180}}</ref>
The text is thought to have been originally written in [[Hebrew]] or another Semitic language, and then translated to [[Koine Greek]]. The only surviving manuscript is a 6th-century [[Latin]] translation of the Greek text. The manuscript was incomplete, and the rest of the text is lost. From references in ancient works, it is thought that the missing text may have depicted a dispute over the body of Moses, between the archangel [[Michael (archangel)|Michael]] and the [[devil]].
== Manuscript history ==
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