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Place Kôm Ishgau, Egypt; the site of Aphrodito Level [40] File

11. Papyrus 1341

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1341
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1343, TM 19801)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, instructing him to send back fugitives with their families and their properties, and to draw up a list containing full details of them. Heavy punishment in case of disobedience shall be inflicted on Basilius a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 December 709
Extent:

Long fragment of a papyrus roll written on one side and well preserved, although broken at the top. Mounted on cardboard in one glass frame.

12. Papyrus 1342

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1342
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1345, TM 19803)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, concerning a fine to be levied. The reason is not stated in the preserved portion of the letter, but the sanction was to be fairly divided among the individuals involved on the basis of their wealth. Dated to ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 January 710
Extent:

Long fragment of a papyrus roll written on one side, broken at the top and with a few gaps mostly affecting the first lines; ink is well preserved, with the exception of the last lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in one glass frame.

13. Papyrus 1343

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1343
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1346, TM 19804)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, urging him to dispatch materials and supplies for the ships at Klysma, in the Eastern Desert, and provisions for the sailors before the water of the canal of Trajan subsides. The governor had already written about this, b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 January 710
Extent:
Papyrus roll, written across the fibres having been rotated 90 degrees (transversa charta), complete and overall well preserved, with some damage at the top and along the folds; written on both sides. On the front, there are 20 lines; margins are extant. The original clay seal is still attached at the bottom. The back bears two lines running along the fibres, one of which is written the other way up in relation to the other. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

14. Papyrus 1344

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1344
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1347, TM 19805)
Scope & Content:
Order of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, to supply 10 ½ solidi towards the cost of post-horses stationed at the village of Mounachthe (Thmonachthe), in Upper Egypt; an account of the expenditures (including fodder, bridles, saddles, and the wages of the groom and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 January 710
Extent:
Dark-brown papyrus, broken off at the top, overall well preserved; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 16 lines, fairly spaced; the top of the column is lost; lower and side margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

15. Papyrus 1345

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1345
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik on Supplies for the Fleet (P.Lond. IV 1348, TM 19806)
Scope & Content:
Order of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, urging him to dispatch workmen and supplies for the fleet and the arrears due from his district.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 January 710
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus, broken off at the top, with insect-holes throughout; written across the fibres transversa charta on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 16 lines, fairly spaced; there is a trace of another line at the top; the top of the column is lost; lower and side margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

16. Papyrus 1346

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1346
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1349, TM 19807)
Scope & Content:
Letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, who is being reproached because of his delay in the collection and delivery of the taxes. The governor reminds Basilius of the duties and responsibilities of a good official, among which there certainly is a diligent c...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
14 January 710
Extent:

Long fragment from a papyrus roll, broken at the top and with the first five lines lacking their right-hand side, but well preserved as to the rest; written on one side and mounted on cardboard in one glass frame.

17. Papyrus 1347

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1347
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1350, TM 19808)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, requesting a report on the sailors who had gone on the raiding fleet to Africa: more specifically, the number of those who had returned to Basilius’s administrative district and of those who had stayed in Africa (with rea...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 January 710
Extent:
Medium-dark brown papyrus, broken off at the top, with detached fragment at the top; with few holes, especially along the right edge, but otherwise well preserved; written on both sides. The front bears 16 lines written across the fibres transversa charta; the first line is in Arabic. Lower and side margins are minimal. On the back, there is a one-line docket written along the fibres at the top. Horizontal folds are still visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

18. Papyrus 1348

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1348
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1351, TM 19809)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, ordering him to give to Qurrah’s messenger a boat of maximum 100 artabas of burden for the conveyance of the sailors, workmen and their supplies requisitioned for the raiding expedition (cursus) of Egypt of the ninth indi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 January 710
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus, complete, somewhat damaged at the top, otherwise well preserved; written on both sides. The front bears 13 lines written across the fibres, complete, with margins extant. On the back, there are two lines running along the fibres, written the other way up in relation to each other. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

19. Papyrus 1349

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1349
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1352, TM 19810)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, with the order to collect and dispatch seventy garments of fine quality from his administrative district. The address, date, name of the courier and summary are on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 January 710
Extent:
Two fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus, lacking the upper right-hand corner; with holes along the left edge; written on both sides. On the front, there are 11 lines written across the fibres and fairly spaced; the upper fragment bears portions of 3 lines and the lower fragment bears 8 lines, complete; 1 line is lost in between the fragments. Side and lower margins are extant; the upper margin partly survives. Horizontal folds are visible. On the back, there are two lines running along the fibres, written on the smaller fragment the other way up in relation to each other. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

20. Papyrus 1350

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1350
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1353, TM 19811)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, ordering him to dispatch experienced sailors and skilled workmen along with their supplies to Alexandria for the raiding expedition (cursus) of Egypt before the water of the canal of Alexandria subsides. Otherwise, Basili...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 January 710
Extent:
Papyrus roll, complete, with holes and damage along the horizontal folds, especially in the upper part; written on both sides. On the front there are 27 lines running across the fibres, complete; part of the first line is in Arabic. 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 for the text on the back.