Title: Literary text, [not before 500] Subject: Literary papyri --Egypt --30 B.C.-640 A.D. Material: 1 item : papyrus, mounted in glass, very incomplete ; 2 cm. Note: Actual dimensions of item are 1.2 x 1.4 cm. 1 line. P.Duk.inv. 1270 was written across the fibers on the recto; traces of ink on the verso. Literary text from Egypt, written on papyrus. In Coptic. Descriptive database available in repository.
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