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A new Greek letter from early Ptolemaic Egypt

La'da, Csaba A. (2013) A new Greek letter from early Ptolemaic Egypt. Acta Antiqua, 53 (4). pp. 371-377. ISSN 0044-5975. (doi:10.1556/aant.53.2013.4.3) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:61907)

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Abstract

Description and discussion of a Greek papyrus letter from 3rd-century BC Egypt. The format, the spelling mistakes, the thickness of the strokes and the ductus of the hand suggest that this Greek letter was written by a native Egyptian using an Egyptian rush pen.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1556/aant.53.2013.4.3
Uncontrolled keywords: Hellenistic Egypt, papyrus, Greek letter, scribes, pen, brush, bilingualism
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Culture and Languages
Depositing User: Csaba La'da
Date Deposited: 01 Jun 2017 09:23 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2021 13:45 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/61907 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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