Apparently the emperor wrote, “…bene valere te cupimus”, i.e. “…we desire that you be well.” The document is translated for us in B. Porten &c, The Elephantine Papyri in English, 1996, p.441, entry D 19. https://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/tag/appion-of-syene/ by Haunting_Homework381
December 18, 2025A 45 meters long Paracas geoglyph of an oculate being, found in the desert of Jumana, in Peru, in 1982. 500 BCE [1638×2051]
December 18, 2025Bronze figure of a zebu with wheels, found at marlik, gilan province, Iran. Dates back to 12th-10th century B.C. [1000×682]
December 18, 2025A 5th century CE Visigothic gold ring, from Seysses in France, with cloisonné decoration of glass and garnet raptor heads. Now housed at the Musée Saint-Raymond in Toulouse [711×1080]