Marriage Contract, Late Period, Dynasty 30, 380–343 , From Egypt, Papyrus, ink, Framed: H. (16 1/4 in.); W cm (65 3/4 in

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Marriage Contract, Late Period, Dynasty 30, 380–343 , From Egypt, Papyrus, ink, Framed: H. (16 1/4 in.); W cm (65 3/4 in.); D. cm (1 5/8 in.), Dating to the 30th Dynasty, just before the conquest of the Persian Empire and hence of Egypt by Alexander the Great, this papyrus records a marriage contract. It is written in Demotic, which refers both to the language itself (a late form of Egyptian) and to the script

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