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

71. 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.

72. 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.

73. Papyrus 1404

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1404
Title:
Fragments from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1467, TM 19918)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous fragments of letters from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito. Fugitives are mentioned in one of the letters.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
709-710
Extent:

Forty-four small papyrus fragments, housed in the same glass frame; some 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. Six fragments bear writing on the back too, which runs along the fibres.

74. 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.

75. 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.

76. 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.

77. 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.

78. 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.

79. Papyrus 1427

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1427
Title:
Tax Accounts from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1442, TM 39757-39763)
Scope & Content:
Papyrus roll containing several tax accounts. Recto: Lines 1-22 (A) (TM 39757): Account of requisitions for naval purposes, arranged by place. Lines 23-30 (B, left column) (TM 39758): Shorter account of similar nature, dated in in the 8th indiction. Lines 31-40 (C, right column) (TM 39759): ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:

One large fragment and several smaller ones from a papyrus roll; written on both sides across the fibres, with the exception of a few lines on the back that run along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

80. Papyrus 1428

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1428
Title:
Accounts from the Archive of Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1415, TM 39748)
Scope & Content:
On the front, account of expenses listing items, their quantities and corresponding prices. The articles include sheep, birds, oil, wine, vinegar. On the back, there is a short account recording the amounts of wheat due for the grain tax of the village of Aphrodito for the fifth indiction.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, broken off to the left, otherwise well preserved; written on both sides along the fibres. On the front, there are 12 lines; upper, lower and right margins are extant; on the back, there are 5 lines, with ample blank space at the bottom. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.