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1111. 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.

1112. Papyrus 1402

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1402
Title:
Fragments from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1465, TM 19916)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous fragments of letters from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito. One of the letters concerns irrigation and reference to Trajan’s canal is made.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-714
Extent:

Twenty-five small papyrus fragments, housed in the same glass frame; a couple of these are dark-brown, while the majority of the fragments is medium-brown. Each fragment usually preserves a few words from one line, running across the fibres. Only a few fragments bear traces of two lines. Five fragments bear traces of writing on the back too, which runs along the fibres.

1113. Papyrus 1403

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1403
Title:
Fragments from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1466, TM 19917)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous fragments of letters from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-714
Extent:

Eighteen small papyrus fragments, housed in the same glass frame; three of these bear writing on both sides. Each fragment preserves portions of a few lines, running across the fibres. The text on the back is along the fibres.

1114. Papyrus 1405

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1405
Title:
Miscellaneous Accounts (P.Lond. IV 1416A-G, TM 19861-19867)
Scope & Content:
Recto: - End of a column containing figures and followed by blank space; - (P.Lond. 1416A = TM 19863) Account concerning money taxes, of which the last lines and the total are lost. There is one introductory line under which several columns are arranged, mentioning names of places and various ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
732-733
Extent:

Long fragment of a papyrus roll, not fully preserved, written on both sides; on the verso, the texts are parallel partly to the length of the roll and partly to its breadth; an additional detached fragment has writing on the recto only. Housed in one glass frame.

1115. Papyrus 1406

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1406
Title:
Accounts from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1443, TM 39764)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Portion of an account listing names in alphabetical order, mostly of individuals from Aphrodito. The figures after each name are lost, but the total is given at the end of the column. A second hand added figures at the beginning of most entries. With protocol at the beginning. Verso: Por...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:
Beginning of a papyrus roll, broken off on the right (front), with two detached scraps; overall well preserved; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, the first sheet displays vertical fibres and bears two lines in Arabic, imperfect, running along the fibres, perpendicularly to the main text; after ample blank space there is the left-hand portion of one column written along the fibres. Upper and lower margins survive. Two sheet-joins runs vertically. On the back, there are two columns written across the fibres; ample blank space was left on the left; the last sheet displays horizontal fibres as opposed to the other sheets, hence the lines written on it run along the fibres. Upper and lower margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1116. Papyrus 1407

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1407
Title:
Fragments from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1485, TM 39796)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a register, listing individuals, including a public weigher (zygostates) and farmers; in the second fragment at the top, reference is made to the price of camels.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:

Five fragments from the same papyrus, housed in a glass frame. The first fragment at the top bears a few traces of four lines running along the fibres, and a trace of ink on the back; the second fragment at the top preserves portions of a few lines written along the fibres, and additional writing on the back, against the fibres; the third fragment at the top preserves a few words written along the fibres, and one fragmentary line across the fibres on the back; the lower left fragment has portions of a few lines written along the fibres and the ends of three lines across the fibres on the back; the lower right fragment preserves the central portions of 3 lines along the fibres and a small trace of another line at the bottom, and is blank on the back.

1117. Papyrus 1408

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1408
Title:
Accounts from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1444, TM 39765)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Short list of expenses concerning the month of Mesore; line 4 was erased. Verso: List of money, including payments received, followed by the total, from which expenses for various purposes were made.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium brown, well preserved; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 4 lines written along the fibres at the top of the sheet; upper and side margins are minimal, while the lower margin measures 150 mm. A sheet-join runs vertically along the right edge. On the back, there is one column written across the fibres the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1118. Papyrus 1409

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1409
Title:
Register of Taxes (P.Lond. IV 1414, TM 39747)
Scope & Content:
Register of taxes paid in money and kind, arranged on the basis of places: after the epoikia, monasteries are also mentioned. Taxes are both ordinary and extraordinary. Fol. 1r.-1v.: Small piece with no writing; Fol. 2r.: Taxes from Aphrodito: single taxes with deductions, quota and balance; ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8th century
Extent:

Book of 14 wide folios, consisting of several fragments of various sizes; none of them is complete, and of the first only a small fragment with no writing survives. Folios 3 to 14 were mounted in separate glass frames; the fragments of folios 1 and 2 were framed together. The unwritten fragment of folio 1 is attached to the left-hand side of the larger fragment of folio 2; two additional fragments of folio 2 were acquired in 1926. Corrections are added in the interlinear space, and sometimes old figures are also underlined.

1119. Papyrus 1425

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1425
Title:
Account from the Archive of Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1448, TM 19887)
Scope & Content:
Account of expenses by the notary Horouonchis for a period of one year, arranged in two columns, the first concerning the months of Thoth-Pharmouthi and the second covering the months of Pachon up to Thoth of the following year. The expenses include rent, price of wine, bread, oil, wood, pigs, sh...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
28 Septmeber 703
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus, imperfect on the left, otherwise well preserved; written on one side along the fibres. The back is blank. On the front, there are two columns of 24 and 14 lines respectively; upper, lower and right margins are extant; part of the left margin survives. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1120. Papyrus 1426

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1426
Title:
Tax Register from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1430, TM 39754)
Scope & Content:
Portions of a papyrus roll containing a tax register, listing male individuals, followed by a sum of money. A corrector worked on the text, altering or cancelling some entries; many entries are preceded by another sum of money. On the back, there are totals and further accounts.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:
Three fragments of a medium-brown papyrus roll, housed in three glass frames named Papyrus 1426(1), Papyrus 1426(2), and Papyrus 1426(3). The writing runs on both sides, along and across the fibres.

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