Letter of Demarion and Irene

COLLECTION NAME:

Papyri Collection

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ManchesterDev~93~3

Papyri Collection

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Reference number:

Greek P 243

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Greek P 243

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recto

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Image Number:

JRL022778tr

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JRL022778tr

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Image Title:

Letter of Demarion and Irene

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Letter of Demarion and Irene

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Alternative Image Title:

Private Correspondence

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Private Correspondence

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Trismegistos Number:

27907

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Trismegistos Number

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Subject:

Letters

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Letters

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Citation reference:

P. Ryl. 2 243

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P. Ryl. 2 243

Citation reference

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Description:

Letter from two women, Demarion and Irene, to their steward, Syrus, consoling him on a prevailing lack of water - probably an insufficient rising of the Nile.

description

Letter from two women, Demarion and Irene, to their steward, Syrus, consoling him on a prevailing lack of water - probably an insufficient rising of the Nile.

Description

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Date created:

2nd century CE

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2nd century CE

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Time period covered:

1 BCE - 500 CE

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1 BCE - 500 CE

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Place covered:

Egypt

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Egypt

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People covered:

Demarion

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Demarion

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People covered:

Irene

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Irene

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People covered:

Syrus

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Syrus

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Language:

Greek

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Greek

Language

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Language code:

grc-EG

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grc-EG

Language code

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Item height:

120 mm

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120 mm

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Item width:

132 mm

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132 mm

Item width

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Technique used:

Handwriting

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Handwriting

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Support material:

Papyrus

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Papyrus

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Style Period:

Roman Empire

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Roman Empire

Style Period

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Discovery site:

Egypt

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Egypt

Discovery site

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Bibliography:

Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952

bibliography

Hunt, Arthur S., et al. Catalogue of the Greek and Latin Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, University Press, 1911-1952

Bibliography

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Current repository:

The University of Manchester Library, U.K.

Category:

Manuscripts

MEDIA INFORMATION

Letter of Demarion and Irene