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Letter from Nikanor to Zenon

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Accession: JE49667
Find spot: Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia), Egypt approx. site location
Period: About 13th July, 256 B.C.
Date: About 13th July, 256 B.C.
Date range: 256 BCE – 256 BCE
Materials: ['1 papyrus ; a: 6.5 x 7.5 b: 7 x 14.5']
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Description

A letter concerning trade of spices from Asia, brought on camels.

The same text in other collections

Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 791. Each record below describes this same ancient text from a different angle.

Letter from Nikanor to Zenon HGV-meta Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philade13. Juli 256 v.Chr.
p.cair.zen.2.59143 DDbDP-text textKharabet el Gerza (ancient Philade13. Juli 256 v.Chr.

Connections

Found at Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)

Cross-references (5)

TM-Text 791 primary
APIS-Text oxford-ipap.apis.625 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen;2;59143 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.cair.zen.2.59143 tier-1
HGV-Text 791 tier-1

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