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Antonis

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The chief interest of this letter lies in the fact that it is dated and supplies us with an example of the kind of handwriting people might use and how they might misspell words about A.D. 100.;Antonis writes to his mother and his mother in-law or his father (see n. 9 of the edition) to send him some blankets, because he and his wife (?) Themouthas are freezing. He is prepared to pay them and he brings in his wife (?) to reinforce his request.

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