Catalog Record: duke.apis.31194822 [xml]
Title | Private letter [2nd cent. B.C.] |
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Summary | Papyrus private letter from Egypt. Written to Hephaistion. The writer was not able to meet him since he was indicted in the matter of Kleandros. He requests Hephaistion to help his associate Siephmous and to introduce him to Teos, the royal scribe. The farewell reads, "be of good health." Dated to Pharmouthi 26, year 2 |
Citations | |
Inv. Id | P.Duk.inv. 691 |
Support/Dimensions | 1 item : papyrus, mounted in glass ; 27 x 10 cm |
Language | In Greek |
Date | 199 BCE – 100 BCE |
Note (general) | Actual dimensions of item are 26.5 x 9.1 cm |
Note (general) | 22 lines |
Note (general) | Written along the fibers on the recto; address written along the fibers on the verso in large letters |
Note (general) | Lower margin of 7 cm.; left margin of 1.5 cm.; small right margin |
Note (general) | Extracted from mummy cartonnage with P.Duk.inv. 692-697 |
Note (general) | P.Duk.inv. 691 was formerly P.Duk.inv. MF79 18 |
Subjects | Hephaistion -- (From Egypt), -- 2nd cent. B.C.; Indictments -- Egypt -- 332-30 B.C.; Scribes -- Egypt -- 332-30 B.C.; Documentary papyri Egypt 332-30 B.C; Personal correspondence Egypt 332-30 B.C; Papyri |
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License | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
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