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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Language Arabic Name Qurrah ben Sharik, Governor of Egypt, 709-715

1. Papyrus 1343

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1343
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1346, TM 19804)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, urging him to dispatch materials and supplies for the ships at Klysma, in the Eastern Desert, and provisions for the sailors before the water of the canal of Trajan subsides. The governor had already written about this, b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 January 710
Extent:
Papyrus roll, written across the fibres having been rotated 90 degrees (transversa charta), complete and overall well preserved, with some damage at the top and along the folds; written on both sides. On the front, there are 20 lines; margins are extant. The original clay seal is still attached at the bottom. The back bears two lines running along the fibres, one of which is written the other way up in relation to the other. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 1347

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1347
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1350, TM 19808)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, requesting a report on the sailors who had gone on the raiding fleet to Africa: more specifically, the number of those who had returned to Basilius’s administrative district and of those who had stayed in Africa (with rea...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 January 710
Extent:
Medium-dark brown papyrus, broken off at the top, with detached fragment at the top; with few holes, especially along the right edge, but otherwise well preserved; written on both sides. The front bears 16 lines written across the fibres transversa charta; the first line is in Arabic. Lower and side margins are minimal. On the back, there is a one-line docket written along the fibres at the top. Horizontal folds are still visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3. Papyrus 1350

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1350
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1353, TM 19811)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, ordering him to dispatch experienced sailors and skilled workmen along with their supplies to Alexandria for the raiding expedition (cursus) of Egypt before the water of the canal of Alexandria subsides. Otherwise, Basili...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 January 710
Extent:
Papyrus roll, complete, with holes and damage along the horizontal folds, especially in the upper part; written on both sides. On the front there are 27 lines running across the fibres, complete; part of the first line is in Arabic. Margins are extant. On the back, there are two lines written along the fibres upside down in relation to each other. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with an opening for the text on the back.

4. Papyrus 1352

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1352
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1355, TM 19813)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, ordering to supply money for naval purposes, mentioning the raiding expedition (cursus); with address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 March 710
Extent:
Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, broken off on the left, complete at the top, right and bottom, but somewhat torn along the right edge; with minor abrasion in places; written on both sides. The front bears the ends of 13 lines running across the fibres, fairly spaced, the first of which is in Arabic; upper and lower margins are extant, and the right is minimal. On the back, there is the end of one line written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

5. Papyrus 1357

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1357
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1359, TM 19817)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, urging him to pay the fine assessed upon him and the officials of his district upon receipt of the letter. Should he fail to do so, he shall be punished, as he has no pretext for not paying. With address, date and summary...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 June 710
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus, complete, damaged by holes regularly appearing on the left-hand portion and somewhat damaged along the right edge; written on both sides. The front bears 21 lines written across the fibres, complete and fairly spaced; margins are extant. On the back, there are two lines written along the fibres upside down in relation to each other. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

6. Papyrus 1358

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1358
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1360, TM 19818)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, urging him to send the prepayment he had failed to make to one of his agents in Fustat. His agent is now under arrest, as he is unable to pay the dues in full. The back bears the address, the date, the name of the courier...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 July 710
Extent:
Two fragments of varying size from a medium-dark brown papyrus, damaged at the top and along the right edge; written on both sides. The front bears 12 lines written along the fibres, well spaced; the first line is in Arabic. Lower and side margins are minimal. Horizontal folds are still visible. On the back, the smaller fragment bears portions of 2 lines running along the fibres, written upside down in relation to one another. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

7. Papyrus 1368

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1368
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Corn-Tax (P.Lond. IV 1370, TM 20496)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, urging him to send 1300 artabas of wheat for the corn-tax (embole), which were in arrears. Should he fail to do so, there would be consequences for him and his people. The back bears the address, the date, the name of the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 November 710
Extent:
Papyrus roll, mutilated at the top, complete at the bottom, right and left; damaged by holes throughout; a fragment from the top of the roll is now at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, inventoried as 13339 f, and published as P.Ross.Georg. IV 12. Writing runs on both sides. The front bears 18 lines written across the fibres; portions of the first two lines are preserved in the fragment now at the Hermitage Museum. Line 1 is in Arabic. Margins are minimal. On the back, there are three lines written along the fibres, one of which is in the reverse direction in relation to the other two. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame with an opening to show the text on the back.

8. Papyrus 1372

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1372
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Supply of Workers (P.Lond. IV 1376, TM 19832)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, instructing him to send four labourers from his administrative district, who are to work at the island of Babylon for a period of six months. With address and summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 May 710
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus roll, with darker patches, lacking the upper right-hand corner and with holes and a vertical break in the centre and along the horizontal fold; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 15 lines running across the fibres, fairly spaced; lines 1-3 lack the ends, line 4 is very fragmentary. Traces of Arabic text remain in line 1. Upper, left and right margins are minimal; the lower margin is ample. On the back, there are portions of two lines written along the fibres on the top right, upside down in relation to each other. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

9. Papyrus 1401

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1401
Title:
Fragments from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1464, TM 19915)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous fragments of letters from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-714
Extent:

Ten papyrus fragments of varying size, housed in the same glass frame; five of these bear writing on both sides; the fragment at the bottom right bears Arabic and Greek lines. Each fragment preserves portions of a few lines, running along or across the fibres.

10. Papyrus 1436

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1436
Title:
Official Order from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1407, SB I 5641, TM 19854)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of an order of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik in Arabic and Greek, addressed to the inhabitants of Aphrodito. The recipients are ordered to pay one thousand artabas of wheat for the grain tax and deliver them to the granaries in Babylon. Dated in July or August 709 AD. The rest of the do...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709
Extent:
Right-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, the left-hand portion of which is now in Heidelberg (PSR 15 b); written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are parts of 15 lines running across the fibres in Arabic and Greek. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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