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21. Papyrus 1371

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1371
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1375, TM 19831)
Scope & Content:
Letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, the recipient being in lacuna. A substantial sum of money (over 166 nomismata) has to be supplied for the expenses of the Governor’s household, which includes Arab and Christian members. The letter is dated to the 9th ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 May 710
Extent:

Two fragments of different sizes from a papyrus roll, with presumably one line, fully lost, between them; the smaller fragment preserves one Arabic line and remains of one Greek line; the larger fragment is well preserved, with the exception of the first line, of which only traces remain. Written on one side, mounted on cardboard and housed in one glass case.

22. Papyrus 1481

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1481
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1411, TM 19858)
Scope & Content:
Letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik containing an order addressed to the inhabitants of Aphrodito to send money (four nomismata) for the wage of an employee working on the mosque of Damascus; it was apparently sent together with Papyrus 1339 (P.Lond. IV 1341) and is dated to 7 Hathyr, 8th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 November 709
Extent:

Small fragment from a papyrus roll, written on one side across the fibres, preserving the end of one Arabic line on top and of three Greek lines; mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

23. Papyrus 1451(L-N)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1451(L-N)
Title:
Protocols from Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1462, TM 19899, 19900, 19901)
Scope & Content:
L (CPR III.I.2 21, P.Lond. IV 1462(l), TM 19899): Protocol in Greek and Arabic from 705-709. M (CPR III.I.2 44, P.Lond. IV 1462(m), TM 19900): Protocol in Greek and Arabic from 705-709. M (CPR III.I.2 24, P.Lond. IV 1462(n), TM 19901): Protocol in Greek and Arabic from 708-709.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
705-709
Extent:

Three papyrus fragments labelled A, C-D, written on both sides, with text in Greek and Arabic. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

24. Papyrus 1361

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1361
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (SB X 10453, P.Lond. IV 1340, TM 16760)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, other parts of which are to be found in P.Sorb. inv. 2233. The letter corncerns arrears of taxes and is dated to the 8th indiction, Phaophi 23; with docket on the verso.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 October 709
Extent:

Two fragments of different sizes belonging to the same document as the Sorbonne Papyrus inventoried as 2233; the upper fragment preserves the first five lines of the letter, with Arabic text in line 1, and has the docket on the verso with one line written the other way up; the lower fragment has no writing on the back.

25. Papyrus 1366

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1366
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1368, TM 19825)
Scope & Content:
Letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, containing an order to supply chains (chalkomata) for the mosque of Damascus. The letter mentions two builders by name; with docket on the other side; arrived on 20 October 710 (23 Phaophi of the 9th indiction).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Before 20 October 710
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, written on both sides, broken off at the bottom and lacking the beginning of the lines; with one Arabic line on top. On the other side there is the docket in two lines, one being written the other way up.

26. Papyrus 1451(A-D)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1451(A-D)
Title:
Protocols from Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1462, TM 39775, 39776; P.Lond. IV 1540, TM 19931)
Scope & Content:
A (CPR III.I.2 89, P.Lond. IV 1462(a), TM 39775): Protocol in Greek and Arabic. B: Transferred to the Department of Oriental Manuscripts. C (CPR III.I.2 86, P.Lond. IV 1462(c), TM 39776): Protocol in Greek and Arabic. D (CPR III.I.2 12, P.Lond. IV 1540, TM 39775): Protocol in Greek and Arabic...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:

Three papyrus fragments labelled A, C-D, written on both sides, with text in Greek and Arabic. Fragment B has been transferred to the Department of Oriental Manuscripts. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

27. Papyrus 1451(E-K)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1451(E-K)
Title:
Protocols from Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1462, TM 19896, 19897, 19898, 39777, 39778, 39779)
Scope & Content:
E (CPR III.I.2 48, P.Lond. IV 1462(e), TM 19896): Protocol in Greek and Arabic, from 705-715. F (CPR III.I.2 56, P.Lond. IV 1462(f), TM 19897): Protocol in Greek and Arabic, of 708-709. G (CPR III.I.2 93, P.Lond. IV 1462(g), TM 39777): Protocol in Greek and Arabic. H (CPR III.I.2 3, P.Lond. I...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
685-715
Extent:

Six papyrus fragments labelled E-K; F and I are written on both sides, with text in Greek and Arabic, the others bear writing in Greek and Arabic on one side only. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.