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Accession: NYU inv.cairo 164r
Find spot: Unknown, Egypt
Period: IIIrd AH/IXth AD
Date: IIIrd AH/IXth AD
Date range: 800 CE – 900 CE
Materials: ['1 papyrus; 17.5 x 13 cm']
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Description

Recto contains the end of a letter to the sender's father ('may God prolong the life of the father'). Part of the address of the letter on recto is written on verso. The addressee's name seems to be Abu al-Qasim.

Cross-references (1)

APIS-Text nyu.apis.5530 tier-1

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