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1371. Papyrus 1390

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1390
Title:
Fragment of an Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1395, TM 19845)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, concerning taxes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-714
Extent:
Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus, broken off at the top and bottom; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the beginnings of 10 lines, fairly spaced; of lines 1 and 10, only few traces remain. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1372. Papyrus 1391

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1391
Title:
Official Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1364+1400, TM 19798)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, ordering him to supply a chain (chalkoma). If unable to do so, he should collect the money composition in accordance with the demand notes which had been sent out, without demanding anything in excess. An ac...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 September 710
Extent:

Left-hand portion of the same ppayrus the left-hand portion of which is now Papyrus 1362; damaged along the left edge and with holes and surface damage in places; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 24 lines lacking the ends, fairly spaced; the left margin is minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1373. Papyrus 1392

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1392
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1399, TM 19848)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, with orders concerning the production of nails.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-714
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, broken off on the right and damaged by insect-holes throughout; written on side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 12 lines running across the fibres and lacking the ends. The first line is very fragmentary. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1374. Papyrus 1393

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1393
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Tax Arrears (P.Lond. IV 1396, TM 20498)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, concerning arrears of taxes due from his administrative district. A list of amounts was appended, but is no longer preserved. The back bears the address, the date, the courier’s name and the summary. P.Ross....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 709
Extent:

Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus, broken off at bottom; the right hand portion is a papyrus at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, inventoried as 13341 f, published as P.Ross.Georg. IV 14. Writing runs on both sides. On the front, there are the beginnings of 7 lines written against the fibres; the ends of the lines are preserved in P.Ross.Georg. IV 14, which also has one line in Arabic. On the back, there are two lines running along the fibres, written upside down in relation to eah other. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1375. Papyrus 1394

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1394
Title:
Letters of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1398, P.Lond. IV 1406, TM 19847, 19853)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letters of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik. Left papyrus (P.Lond. IV 1398, TM 19847): Fragmentary letter concerning arrears of taxes and mentioning his predecessor. Possibly Greek version of Or. 6233(4) (PAF III). Dated 9 April 709. Right papyrus (P.Lond. IV 1406, TM 19853): Small ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-714
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, bearing writing on one side, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Broken off at the top and sides; 7 lines running across the fibres, lacking beginnings and ends; only the lower margin survives.

Right papyrus (B): Small papyrus strip, broken off at the top and sides; with few letters of 5 lines running across the fibres and lacking beginnings and ends; only the lower margin survives.

1376. Papyrus 1395

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1395
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1354, TM 19812)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, ordering him to disembark the supplies that had been loaded for transport and return them to the tax-payers, without making any demands of wheat and bread until the following harvest. Pulse and vinegar-oil should be dispa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 March 710
Extent:
Portion of the same papyrus roll as Papyrus 1351, dark-brown in places, broken off at the top and right, complete at the bottom and left; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 17 lines, fairly and regularly spaced; of the first line, only the feet of few letters remain. Left and lower margins are extant. Papyrus 1351 preserves the ends of 23 lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1377. Papyrus 1396

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1396
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (SB XX 15102, P.Lond. IV 1405, TM 23881)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, complaining about the quality of the tax money paid to the treasury, poorly minted, and asking that the matter be investigated. The right-hand half of the papyrus is now in Berlin.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
19 February 709
Extent:
Left-hand portion of a papyrus the right-hand portion of which is now in Berlin (P. 25040); medium-dark brown; broken off at the top; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears the beginnings of 16 lines running against the fibres; the ends are preserved on the fragment in Berlin. Horizontal folds are still visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1378. Papyrus 1397

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1397
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Maintenance of Workers (P.Lond. IV 1403, TM 19851)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of a letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, concerning the maintenance of labourers and skilled workmen for the mosque in Jerusalem and the palace. The back bears the address, the date, the name of the courier and the summary.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-710 (?)
Extent:
Upper portion of a medium-brown papyrus, broken off at the bottom and mutilated on the sides; with insect holes throughout; written on both sides. The front bears 4 lines from the top of a column running across the fibres and somewhat mutilated; on the back, there are remains of two lines written along the fibres upside down in relation to each other. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1379. Papyrus 1398

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1398
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1372, TM 19828)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, concerning fugitives. Details are lost due to mutilation.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 June (?) 710
Extent:

Nine fragments from the right-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus roll, broken off at the top, with breaks and holes along the horizontal folds; written on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are the ends of 15 lines written across the fibres, fairly spaced. The lower margin is extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1380. Papyrus 1399

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1399
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1388, TM 19841)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, apparently concerning requisitions for the fleet at Klysma.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-714
Extent:

Four fragments from a papyrus; the second and third join; written on one side across the fibres; on the front, there are portions of 11 lines, fairly spaced; part of the left margin survives. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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