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private letter

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Accession: P.Mich.inv. 241
Find spot: Philadelphia, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt, Egypt approx. site location
Period: (late) IInd century A.D.
Date: (late) IInd century A.D.
Date range: 150 CE – 199 CE
Materials: ['1 papyrus ; 13 x 23.5 cm.']
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Description

The text is a letter sent by someone whose name has been lost to his brother Isidoros at Philadelphia. Its content is purely personal, and like so many others it has the sole purpose of maintaining the closeness of a family relationship.

Connections

Found at Philadelphia (Arsinoites)

Cross-references (5)

TM-Text 27493 primary
APIS-Text michigan.apis.1595 tier-1
DDbDP-Text sb;14;11584 tier-1
DDbDP-Text sb.14.11584 tier-1
HGV-Text 27493 tier-1

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