1. Papyrus 1334
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1334
- Title:
- Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1334, TM 20489)
- Scope & Content:
- The governor Qurrah ben Sharik orders the requisition of a sawyer for a six-month period for the construction of the mosque of Damascus; the docket on the back is lost. P.Ross.Georg. IV 3 preserves the left-hand portion of the document.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 11 February 709
- Extent:
- Right-hand portion of a papyrus, broken off at the top too, with a detached fragment; the left-hand portion of the papyrus is now in St Petersburg, published as P.Ross.Georg. IV 3; originally written on both sides, but the text on the back is lost, and survives only in P.Ross.Georg. IV 3. The front bears portions of 16 lines; the detached fragment preserves few letters from one line. Lines are fairly spaced; the lower margin survives, and no blank space was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
