Item 0001 (29) - "If Indeed He Died"

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GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S01-F01-SF002-0001 (29)

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"If Indeed He Died"

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  • March 1920 (Creation)

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27 x 42.4 cm

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Manuscript of the poem "If Indeed He Died" in a double sheet notepaper. The text is in the first and third pages; the remaining pages are blank. Cancellations and emendations. Handwritten date indication ("March 1920") at the end of the poem. Sheet number marked at top right: "46"; the second written page is numbered "2".

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      Greek

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      Folded sheet of paper. Black ink and pencil. Watermark: [F. Guérimand & Cie Voiron?]. Physical item wear: oxidations.

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      "If Indeed He Died" >Α171

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      Cavafy, C. P.. “If Indeed He Died”. Poem (manuscript), March 1920. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S01-F01-SF002-0001 (29), 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-SF002-0001.

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      F2_Φ18-19

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