Item 0003 (1253) - ["The Seleucid Demetrius…"]

Identity area

Reference code

GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S04-F12-SF003-0003 (1253)

Title

["The Seleucid Demetrius…"]

Date(s)

  • n.d. (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

24.8 x 15.7 cm

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Handwritten text in English, on both sides of a printed broadsheet. It is a translation of a poem by Cavafy. Cancellations and emendations. The broadsheet contains the poem "Aboard the Ship", with one word crossed out and replaced by a handwritten note. The printed sheet number has been corrected by hand. Date indication ("December 1919") and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing House - Alexandria" at the bottom of the page.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Conditions governing reproduction

Language of material

    Script of material

      Language and script notes

      English, Greek

      Physical characteristics and technical requirements

      Plain paper. Pencil and black ink. Physical item wear: oxidations; small holes in the upper part of the sheet.

      Finding aids

      Allied materials area

      Existence and location of originals

      Existence and location of copies

      Related units of description

      Related descriptions

      Publication note

      "The Seleucid's Displeasure" >Α142

      Notes area

      Note

      Cavafy, C. P.. “[The Seleucid Demetrius…]”. Poem (translation), n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S04-F12-SF003-0003 (1253), 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-S04-F12-SF003-0003.

      Alternative identifier(s)

      Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης

      F121_Φ19-20

      Access points

      Place access points

      Name access points

      Genre access points

      Description control area

      Description identifier

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      Status

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation revision deletion

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Archivist's note

          Archivist's note

          Prose translation of the poem "The Seleucid's Displeasure" in English.

          Accession area