Letter written in hieratic script on papyrus, ca. 1479–1458

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Letter written in hieratic script on papyrus, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, In rubbish near foundation deposit 9, 1926–27, Papyrus, ink, L. cm (6 7/8 in); w. cm (1 3/4 in), In the letter below - written on papyrus—a man named Tet tells “his lord” Djehuti in rather forthright terms to rectify a bad situation he had caused by insulting a dependent of the high priest of Heliopolis

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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