1091. Papyrus 1373
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1373
- Title:
- Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Requisitioned Workers (P.Lond. IV 1401, TM 19849)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, asking him to dispatch four workers from his administrative district, needed for various services. A list with the number of men needed and their wage follows. The back bears the address, the date, the name of the courier...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 709-714
- Extent:
-
Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus, darker in places; complete at the top, bottom and left; with some damage along two horizontal folds; zig-zag break on the right; written on both sides. On the front, there are 14 lines written across the fibres and lacking the ends. Lower, right and upper 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 to show the text on the back.