Catalog Record: duke.apis.32042222 [xml]
Title | Private letter [not before 350] |
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Author | Ammon, (Tenant farmer from Kellis, Egypt) |
Summary | Letter from Kellis, Egypt, written on papyrus. Written by Ammon, a tenant of private land, to his son about agricultural matters. Mentions the providence of God and the nobility of the landlord. Ammon announces a visit to Egypt (the Nile Valley). Letter has various instructions to his son and others as well as greetings. Recto has a declaration on oath in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 11 R) |
Citations | |
Inv. Id | P.Duk.inv. 11 V |
Support/Dimensions | 1 item : papyrus, mounted in glass, incomplete ; 19 x 8 cm |
Language | In Greek |
Date | 350 CE – 399 CE |
Note (general) | Actual dimensions of item are 18.6 x 7.4 cm |
Note (general) | 31 lines |
Note (general) | Small left margin; small right margin |
Note (general) | P.Duk.inv. 11 V was formerly P.Duk.inv. G 11 V |
Note (general) | Written across the fibers on the verso except for two marginal lines to the left; the address written across the fibers on the recto; written along the fibers on the recto in a different hand and inverse to the text on the verso |
Subjects | Agriculture -- Egypt -- Kellis (Extinct city) -- 30 B.C.-640 A.D.; Landlord and tenant -- Egypt -- Kellis (Extinct city) -- 30 B.C.-640 A.D.; Providence and government of God.; Farm tenancy -- Egypt -- Kellis (Extinct city) -- 30 B.C.-640 A.D.; Letter-writing, Greek -- 30 B.C.-640 A.D.; Personal correspondence Egypt Kellis (Extinct city) 30 B.C.-640 A.D; Documentary papyri Egypt Kellis (Extinct city) 30 B.C.-640 A.D; Papyri |
Images | thumbnail |
Images | 72dpi |
Images | 150dpi |
License | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License. |
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