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  • A 4th-century papyrus, preserving a deed of divorce.

    Deed of divorce

    Papyrus

    Marriage contracts and deeds of divorce are recorded in the Greek papyri that survive from Egypt, although the union and...

  • A 4th-century papyrus sheet, containing a private letter addressed to the hermit Papnouthius.

    Letter to the anchorite Papnouthius

    Papyrus

    Dating to the mid fourth century, this papyrus sheet contains a private letter. The sender is a woman called Valeria, wh...

  • A 4th-century papyrus, containing a petition filed against a wife by her husband.

    Petition against a wife

    Papyrus

    Petitions surviving on papyrus shed light on everyday problems in the ancient world. Many of the complaints recorded con...