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DIGITAL OBJECT DESCRIPTION

IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:
Records the unique identifier that has been appointed to the unit of description by the archivists, in order to facilitate references made to the fonds on an international level.
GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S04-F12-SF003-0005 (1257)
TITLE:
Records the name of the unit of description.
[“Wh[at] a heavy affliction…”]
DATE(S):
Identifies the date of creation of the unit of description.
n.d.
LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION:
Identifies the level of arrangement of the unit of description (fonds, sub-fonds, series, sub-series, file, sub-file, item).
Item
EXTENT AND MEDIUM:
Records the extent of the unit of description. In case of an item description, it records the exact dimensions of the item.

27.7 x 21.6 cm

FORMER REFERENCE CODE:
Records the former identifier of the item as given by the Historical G. P. Savvidis Catalogue.
F121_Φ21-22

CONTEXT AREA

NAME OF CREATOR(S):
Identifies the author or the creator of the unit of description.

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

SCOPE AND CONTENT:
Provides a summary of the scope (such as, time periods, geography) and content of the unit of description.

Handwritten text in English on both sides of a sheet. Notes on the translation of a poem by Cavafy (“The Satrapy”). Cancellations and emendations.

CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE AREA

CONDITIONS GOVERNING REPRODUCTION:
Specifies the conditions governing the reproduction of the unit of description.

CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

LANGUAGE AND SCRIPT NOTES:
Identifies the language(s) and script(s) employed in the unit of description.

English

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Provides information about important physical characteristics of the unit of description.

Plain paper. Pencil and black ink. Watermark: Navarre. Physical item wear: oxidations; paper tears in various places; small holes in the upper and lower parts of the sheet.

ALLIED MATERIALS AREA

RELATED WORKS BY C. P. CAVAFY:
Reference to the works of C. P. Cavafy that are directly related to the described digital object, followed by their number of entry in the C. P. Cavafy Bibliography (ed. by D. Daskalopoulos).

“The Satrapy” >Α108

NOTES AREA

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
Literary annotation, providing additional information on the digital object.

Draft of an English translation in verse.

ACCESS POINTS

Key-words aiming to facilitate search within the fonds.
SUBJECTS:
Poem (translation)
Works by C. P. Cavafy:
"The Satrapy"
PERSONS:
Cavafy, C. P.

CITATION:
For citation purposes, please use the reference provided here.

Cavafy, C. P.. “[Wh[at] a heavy affliction…]”. Poem (translation), n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S04-F12-SF003-0005 (1257), 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-SF003-0005.

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DOI: 10.26256/ca-sf01-s04-f12-sf003-0005
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