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1181. 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.

1182. 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.

1183. 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.

1184. 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.

1185. 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.

1186. 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.

1187. 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.

1188. Papyrus 1400

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1400
Title:
Fragmentary Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1463, TM 19914)
Scope & Content:
Small fragments from a letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik possibly to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito; apparently bearing the summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-714
Extent:
Eighteen small fragments from a papyrus roll, with writing on both sides. On the front, there are remains of a few letters from a few lines in Arabic and Greek running across the fibres. Some of the fragments bear a few words on the back, running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1189. 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.

1190. 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.

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