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Accession: P.Mich.inv. 1641
Find spot: unknown, Egypt
Period: IInd/IIIrd century A.D.
Date: IInd/IIIrd century A.D.
Date range: 100 CE – 299 CE
Materials: ['1 papyrus ; 15.5 x 21 cm.']
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Description

Achillas writes presumably to his wife Thaisous and his son Achilleus. The main part of the letter concerns a "dishonored" woman. This woman was probably travelling to Alexandria for a hearing with the prefect of Egypt, but the interest of Achillas, the author of the letter, is far from clear. The verso contains very faded traces of the address.

Cross-references (5)

TM-Text 26781 primary
APIS-Text michigan.apis.1496 tier-1
DDbDP-Text sb;12;11126 tier-1
DDbDP-Text sb.12.11126 tier-1
HGV-Text 26781 tier-1

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