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Private letter [2nd cent. B.C.]

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Accession: P.Duk.inv. 691
Period: 199 BCE – 100 BCE
Date: 199 BCE – 100 BCE
Date range: 199 BCE – 100 BCE
Materials: ['1 item : papyrus, mounted in glass ; 27 x 10 cm']
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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

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APIS-Text duke.apis.31194822 tier-1

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