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Letter of Constantine

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Accession: uninventoried
Find spot: Oxyrhynchus, Egypt approx. site location
Period: Late 5th or early 6th century
Date: Late 5th or early 6th century
Date range: 475 CE – 525 CE
Materials: ['1 papyrus ; 16.2 x 31.2']
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Description

A badly-spelled letter from Constantine to a person whose name is illegible, asking him to befriend an agent sent to purchase wine; the request was accompanied by a present.

Connections

Found at Oxyrhynchus

Cross-references (5)

TM-Text 35601 primary
APIS-Text oxford-ipap.apis.1890 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.oxy;16;1872 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.oxy.16.1872 tier-1
HGV-Text 35601 tier-1

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