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- 8/5/1913 (Creation)
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36 x 45 cm
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Administrative history
In 1913 Egypt was, still unofficially, a British protectorate and nominally a territory of the Ottoman Empire. The regent (khedive) of Egypt was Abbas HelmiII, who was later (1914) dethroned by the British who thus officially established a protectorate and sultanate governed by Hussein Kamel.
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Employment contract between the Egyptian Government and Cavafy. The poet is hired as a temporary employee with the ministry of Public Works for a five-year period, as of 1 July 1912, with an annual salary of 264 Egyptian pounds. The amount has been corrected in red ink. Three printed copies of the contract in double sheet notepapers, one of which is not filled-in. The last page of each copy is blank. They are accompanied by three typewritten copies of an annex to the contract, on the recto of sheets. The verso is blank. One of the copies has been filled in by Cavafy; the second one is partially filled in by another person and the third one is blank. The contract is printed in English, French and Arabic; the annex is in English only.
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English, French, Arabic
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Writing in ink. Physical item wear: oxidations and holes. Watermark: Gouvernement Egyptien.
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The Egyptian Government. “Contract for Engagement of Temporary Officials”. Contracts - Agreements, 08.05.1913. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF001-0010 (1201), 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-SF02-S02-F25-SF001-0010.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- The Egyptian Government (Authority)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)