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1331. Papyrus 1752

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1752
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1377, P.Ross.Georg. IV 8, TM 20493)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter of governor Qurrah ben Sharik, possibly to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, another portion of which is preserved in a papyrus at the Hermitage Museum. The governor orders the recipient to instruct his people not to sell materials at a higher price than the fixed tariff establ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 May 710
Extent:
Right-hand portion of a medium-to-dark brown papyrus, additional portions of which are now in St Petersburg, Hermitage Museum inventoried as 13335. The writing runs on one side and the back is blank. The front bears the ends of 13 lines written across the fibres; lower and right margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1332. Papyrus 1753

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1753
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1402, TM 19850)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik, possibly to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, concerning workmen.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-714
Extent:
Five fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the beginnings of 17 lines. The order of the fragments is uncertain. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1333. Papyrus 1754

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1754
Title:
End of a Contract (P.Lond. V 1862, TM 36977)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a contract, of which only the subscriptions survive.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Lower fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 13 lines; the back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1334. Papyrus 1757

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1757
Title:
Register of Payments (P.Lond. V 1653, TM 33185) and Account of Expenses (P.Lond. V 1654, TM 33186)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. V 1653, TM 33185): Register of payments, perhaps for rent of an estate or estates, paid in money and occasionally in corn. Verso (P.Lond. V 1654, TM 33186): Fragmentary account recording expenses, perhaps related to the same estate(s) as the register on the other side; the expen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century-6th century
Extent:
Papyrus fragment with three detached scraps at the top, darker in places; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are portions of two columns written along the fibres; the first is broken off at the top and fragmentary in the preserved portion; the second lack top and foot, and lines lack the ends; the detached fragments preserve a few letters of a few lines. On the back, there are portions of 17 lines running across the fibres and additional lines, and traces of a preceding column; the detached fragments bear remains of a few lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1335. Papyrus 1759

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1759
Title:
Order to Deliver (SB XXIV 16281, P.Lond. V 1655, TM 19676)
Scope & Content:
Order of Apphous and Isidorianus to the cook Apollonius, who is instructed to deliver some meat to Pamuthius from Alkyonis, a recruit for whose supply they were liable. With subscriptions at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 June 364
Extent:

Papyrus slip, pale-brown, lacking part of the left edge, with breaks at the bottom, abrasion and some surface damage in places; written on one side across the fibres; a strip of horizontal fibres was glued onto the surface at the height of line 3. The back is blank. On the front there are 10 lines; margins are minimal; the left margin survives opposite lines 1-4. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1336. Papyrus 1760

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1760
Title:
Inventory of Goods (P.Lond. V 1657, TM 33188)
Scope & Content:
List of goods with figures. Among the items mentioned are vases, pots and a lid, lamp-stands, seals, knives, perhaps an ink-pot. Traces of a preceding column are visible.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century-5th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, mid-brown, mutilated to the left and with small insect holes and some surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 16 lines from one column; traces of a preceding column are visible; upper, lower and right margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1337. Papyrus 1762

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1762
Title:
Sale of a Donkey (SB XX 14461, TM 23746)
Scope & Content:
Sale of a white female donkey at the price of 120 drachmas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 July 148 or 158
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete, with some creases and abrasion throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 7 lines; margins are extant, with the side margins being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1338. Papyrus 1765

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1765
Title:
Receipt for Rent (P.Lond. V 1704, TM 36926)
Scope & Content:
The head (proestos) of the monastery of Apa Souros in Aphrodito, through Flavius Artemidorus, the administrator (dioiketes), acknowledges receipt of payment from the sons of the late Phoebammon as rent on some land. Dated to 536/537 or 551/552.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Long and narrow papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, with abrasion and holes throughout and a dark stain at the bottom; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 16 lines, with traces of another line at the top; the lower margin is ample and measures 75 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1339. Papyrus 1770(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1770(A-B)
Title:
Tax Account (P.Lond. V 1671, TM 36916), and Order to Pay (P.Lond. V 1668, TM 19689)
Scope & Content:
Left papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1671, TM 36916): Account of tax payments made by the shepherds of Aphrodito. Right papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1668, TM 19689): Order addressed to Ioannes, a tax official (hypodektes), to pay a sum of money corresponding to 48 1/3 carats. The subscriptions of two village ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
500-538
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Two fragments of a long and narrow dark-brown papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. On the front, there are 8 lines occupying the upper part of the sheet, with ample blank space at the bottom.

Lower papyrus (B): Fragment of a dark-brown papyrus sheet, long and narrow, imperfect on the left; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 13 lines written along the fibres and lacking the beginnings. There is ample blank space at the bottom.

1340. Papyrus 1771

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1771
Title:
Letter of a Companion of the Pagarch Menas (P.Lond. V 1683, TM 19701)
Scope & Content:
The sender of the letter, who was with the pagarch Menas, summons the recipient, who appears to have submitted a petition, so that his case may be decided.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
566-567
Extent:
Fragment of a papyrus sheet with top, right, and bottom margins extant, but broken off on the left-hand side; the writing on the recto is against the fibres. Remains of the address, written along the fibres, is visible on the back. Mounted in one glass case.

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