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- 9/4/1929 (Creation)
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36.3 x 21.7 cm
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Autograph manuscript of the poem "Myres: Alexandria in 340 A.D." on the recto of three sheets. Cancellations and emendations. At the bottom of the third sheet, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "9 April 1929", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked in ink "86" at top right of the recto of the first sheet; sheets also numbered in pencil (1-3). Short note in pencil on the verso of the third sheet; the remaining pages (versos) are blank.
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Greek
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Notepaper with affixed additions. Black ink and pencil. Watermark: Aerobank JRF on all three sheets. Physical item wear: hole in the middle of the first sheet.
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"Myres: Alexandria in 340 A.D." >Α344
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Myres: Alexandria in 340 A.D.”. Poem (manuscript), 09.04.1929. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S01-F01-SF002-0019 (22), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF01-S01-F01-SF002-0019.
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Kasimatis & Ionas Press (Subject)