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This receipt for the payment of a loan, written in Greek on papyrus, was sent by Harpocrates, son of Orion, to Dorion, son of Herakleides, in the fourth year of the reign of the Roman Emperor Tiberius (18 A.D.).
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Title: Papyrus loan receipt
Period: Roman Period
Reign: reign of Tiberius
Date: A.D. 14–37
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Papyrus, ink
Dimensions:
H. 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.); W. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Framed: H. 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.); W. 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Emma B. Andrews, 1907
Accession Number: 07.316.1
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