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Letters in Greek and Coptic on papyrus contained in the collection of the Museum of Ancient Cultures at Macquarie University

Macquarie University
Dr. Malcolm Choat (Managed by, Owned by) Dr. Trevor Evans (Managed by, Owned by) Karl Van Dyke (Managed by, Owned by) Trevor Vivian Evans (Managed by, Owned by)
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Owned by the Museum of Ancient Cultures, Macquarie University. Permission must be sought before publishing images of this collection.
http://papyri.mq.edu.au/pages/legal

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Low resolution images are available via the website below for downloading. Researchers may apply to Trevor Evans, the chair of the Macquarie Papyri R&D Committee to request access to high-resolution versions of the images. Please apply via the website or email shown below. Physical access rights only by permission of the director of the Ancient Cultures Museum AND the chair of Macquarie Papyri R&D Committee. Please Apply via the website or email shown below.
http://papyri.mq.edu.au/pages/about

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Building X5B Level 3<br /> Macquarie University<br /> NSW 2109<br /> Australia

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The Museum of Ancient Cultures at Macquarie University, Sydney, holds some 700 papyri, mainly in Greek, but also in other languages and scripts, such as Demotic and Coptic (Egyptian). Most are written on papyrus, but the collection also includes some texts on ostraca (potsherd), parchment, and wood. The collection includes 52 letters, written in Greek or Coptic on papyrus, which come from Egypt and date to the Ptolemaic, Roman and Late Roman / Early Islamic periods.

Data time period: Ptolemaic, Roman and Late Roman / Early Islamic periods

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text: Egypt

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Archaeology | Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant | Classical Greek and Roman History | Coptic | Greek | Historical Studies | History and Archaeology | Language Studies | Language, Communication and Culture | Latin and Classical Greek Languages | letters | papyrus |

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