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Private letter

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Accession: P.Mich.inv. 1644
Find spot: Unknown, Egypt
Period: IIIrd century A.D.
Date: IIIrd century A.D.
Date range: 200 CE – 299 CE
Materials: ['1 papyrus ; 10.5 x16.5 cm']
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Description

It is a letter send by Ophelios to Ptolemaios concerning agricultural matters. The letter is dated in the third year of an emperor, month Phaophi 22. The greeting formula is in l. 9, then the scribe made an afterthought and at the end put the date of the letter.

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APIS-Text michigan.apis.7864 tier-1

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