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Accession: O.Col.inv. 41
Find spot: Memnoneia - Djeme (Thebes west), Medinet Habu - Egypt (U - Aegyptus) [found & written], Egypt
Period: 500 CE – 699 CE
Date: 500 CE – 699 CE
Date range: 500 CE – 699 CE
Materials: ['1 ostracon; tan ribbed clay; 15.0 x 14.5 cm']
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Description

The first two faded and incomplete lines look like the final address of a letter. After that, a chrism and another letter begins which mentions that something was sent. The second letter is addressed to Menas and mentions a camel-load of wheat.

Cross-references (2)

TM-Text 319847 primary
APIS-Text columbia.apis.41 tier-1

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