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Letter

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Accession: NYU inv.cairo 209
Find spot: Unknown, Egypt
Period: IIIrd AH/IXth AD
Date: IIIrd AH/IXth AD
Date range: 800 CE – 900 CE
Materials: ['1 papyrus; 12.8 x 6.5 cm']
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Description

The recto contains the beginning of a letter preserving opening greetings ('[may He amelior]ate His blessing on you') and a remark about the sender's family's well-being ('[and those who are with me] are in good health, praise be [to God]'). The sender hopes for something. The verso preserves part of the address with the name of the addressee as Abu al-Fadl.

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APIS-Text nyu.apis.5587 tier-1

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