Son & Dad 1900 years ago: “Dad, just sent you a basket of figs and 25 nice apples. I put a label with your name on the basket so you see it’s yours from me. Take care and write me back!” Papyrus 2104, from Egypt, now housed at the British Library [653×653]

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    1. Puzzleheaded_Ad_7849 on

      Is the literal choice of word the informal ”dad”, or is it just a liberty taken in the translation? I’m just curious to know if this language has a distiction between father/dad in terms of familiarity.

    2. ImpulsiveApe07 on

      Fascinating! Is there a link for this, Op?
      Would love to see what other gems are in the mix! 🙂

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