Cultural

Browsing by cultural aspects

Here follow all papyri in the Duke collection relating to topics such as food and clothing. Select an item to see images of the papyrus as well as the catalogue record describing the item.

Clothing:

Love charm in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 230)
Business letter in Coptic (P.Duk.inv. 283)
Petition in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 314)
Private letter in Coptic (P.Duk.inv. 447)
Drawing (P.Duk.inv. 450 V)
Private letter in Coptic (P.Duk.inv. 462)
Petition in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 553 R)
Official letter about army coats in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 666)
Petition mentioning clothes for priests in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 739)
Declaration on oath about army coats in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 754 R)
List of goods in Coptic (P.Duk.inv. 837 V)
Apprenticeship(?) contract in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 915)
Account of expenses in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 1025 R)
Account of expenses(?) in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 1297)

Flowers:

Petition in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 676)
Account of money taxes in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 699 R)
Account of money taxes in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 700 R)

Food:

Account of expenses in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 54 V)
Account of fish in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 115 V)
Official account of deliveries in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 169)
Account in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 196 V)
Business letter in Coptic (P.Duk.inv. 283)
Comedy in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 313 R (b))
List of foodstuffs in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 341 R)
Private letter in Coptic (P.Duk.inv. 474)
Declaration on oath (P.Duk.inv. 531 R)
Account of expenses in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 553 V)
Official letter in Greek mentioning a pickled goose (P.Duk.inv. 599)
Official letter in Greek mentioning a pickled goose (P.Duk.inv. 605 R)
Official letter in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 607 V)
Official memorandum in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 608 V)
Petition in Greek mentioning a honey-seller (P.Duk.inv. 677)
Account of expenses in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 771)
List of goods in Coptic (P.Duk.inv. 837 V)
Letter in Coptic (P.Duk.inv. 839 V)
Private letter in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 1019)
List of items in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 1140)

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Last updated by Peter van Minnen on 12/21/95