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

41. Papyrus 1371

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1371
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1375, TM 19831)
Scope & Content:
Letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, the recipient being in lacuna. A substantial sum of money (over 166 nomismata) has to be supplied for the expenses of the Governor’s household, which includes Arab and Christian members. The letter is dated to the 9th ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 May 710
Extent:

Two fragments of different sizes from a papyrus roll, with presumably one line, fully lost, between them; the smaller fragment preserves one Arabic line and remains of one Greek line; the larger fragment is well preserved, with the exception of the first line, of which only traces remain. Written on one side, mounted on cardboard and housed in one glass case.

42. Papyrus 1372

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1372
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Supply of Workers (P.Lond. IV 1376, TM 19832)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, instructing him to send four labourers from his administrative district, who are to work at the island of Babylon for a period of six months. With address and summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 May 710
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus roll, with darker patches, lacking the upper right-hand corner and with holes and a vertical break in the centre and along the horizontal fold; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 15 lines running across the fibres, fairly spaced; lines 1-3 lack the ends, line 4 is very fragmentary. Traces of Arabic text remain in line 1. Upper, left and right margins are minimal; the lower margin is ample. On the back, there are portions of two lines written along the fibres on the top right, upside down in relation to each other. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

43. Papyrus 1373

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1373
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Requisitioned Workers (P.Lond. IV 1401, TM 19849)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, asking him to dispatch four workers from his administrative district, needed for various services. A list with the number of men needed and their wage follows. The back bears the address, the date, the name of the courier...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-714
Extent:

Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus, darker in places; complete at the top, bottom and left; with some damage along two horizontal folds; zig-zag break on the right; written on both sides. On the front, there are 14 lines written across the fibres and lacking the ends. Lower, right and upper 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 to show the text on the back.

44. Papyrus 1374

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1374
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1378, TM 19833)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, concerning a requisition for palm wood. The trunks that Basilius has to send to Babylon must be 10 and 12 cubits long and are to be used for the palace at Fustat, which is being built by the river under the su...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 May 710
Extent:

Joining fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, with small gaps in the left-hand lower part which do not affect the text, and a larger lacuna affecting most of lines 2-4. With Arabic writing in line 1 and docket on the verso in two lines.

45. Papyrus 1375

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1375
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1379, TM 19834)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of an official letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito: Basilius is ordered to send six solidi for the supply of three men who are employed in the building of a barn in Fustat. Dated to the 9th indiction, Pauni 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 May 710
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken at the bottom and with a few letters missing mostly on the left-hand side; with the docket on the verso, one line being written the other way up.

46. Papyrus 1376

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1376
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1380, TM 19835)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, who is being scolded for a delay in the delivery of two thirds of the gold taxes: there is no good excuse for this, given the good produce of the fields, and the arrears shall be dispatched immediately. Dated ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 June 710
Extent:

Long and well preserved fragment from a papyrus roll, lacking one line at the beginning and a couple of letters on the right-hand side of the first few lines. On the verso, one line with the endorsement.

47. Papyrus 1377

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1377
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1344, TM 19802)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, to whom an order already issued in the past is being repeated: he is to send back fugitives from the Arsinoite nome. Why he did not do this earlier is unknown to the governor. The document is dated to the 8th ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
After 2 April 710
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, quite damaged throughout, although the writing is affected only in a few cases; with the docket on the verso.

48. Papyrus 1378

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1378
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1381, TM 19836)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, concerning the issue of fugitives moving from one pagarchy to another. Basilius does not seem to be doing much about this problem in his pagarchy. The dating clause is lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
708-710
Extent:

Fragment from a papyrus roll, written on one side and broken at the top, with one line missing; approximately 10 letters are missing on the right-hand side; well preserved as to the rest. Housed in one glass frame and mounted on cardboard.

49. Papyrus 1379

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1379
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Fugitives (P.Lond. IV 1382, TM 20487)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, who is urged to hand over any fugitives who may be in his administrative district as they should return to their respective pagarchies. There will be consequences should he fail to do so. P.Georg.Ross. IV 1 preserves the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 April 710
Extent:
Left-hand half of a papyrus roll, darker in places; broken off at the top; Writing runs on one side across the fibres. The front bears 32 lines written across the fibres. Left and lower magins are extant. The right-hand portion of the same papyrus alongside two other fragments from the top are now at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg and have been published as P. Ross.Georg. IV 1. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

50. Papyrus 1380

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1380
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1383, TM 19837)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, concerning fugitives of the Arsinoite, Herakleopolite and Oxyrhynchite nomes. Basilius is to select two men, who will be responsible for those fugitives who have been caught; apparently, they will also have to...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
708-710
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, damaged throughout, broken at the bottom and lacking the left-hand side of the text; with docket on the verso. Housed in one glass frame and mounted on cardboard, with the exception of the part of the verso bearing writing.