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1441. Papyrus 1750-1751

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1750-1751
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1404, TM 19852)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, concerning arrears of corn-supply for the military. At the bottom is an account of the corn. The papyrus belongs to the archive of Basilius.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-714
Extent:
Fragments of a papyrus roll, written on one side; previously housed separately as Papyrus 1750 and Papyrus 1751 and currently mounted in one glass frame.

1442. Papyrus 1752

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1752
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1377, P.Ross.Georg. IV 8, TM 20493)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter of governor Qurrah ben Sharik, possibly to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, another portion of which is preserved in a papyrus at the Hermitage Museum. The governor orders the recipient to instruct his people not to sell materials at a higher price than the fixed tariff establ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2 May 710
Extent:
Right-hand portion of a medium-to-dark brown papyrus, additional portions of which are now in St Petersburg, Hermitage Museum inventoried as 13335. The writing runs on one side and the back is blank. The front bears the ends of 13 lines written across the fibres; lower and right margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1443. Papyrus 1753

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1753
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1402, TM 19850)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik, possibly to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, concerning workmen.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-714
Extent:
Five fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the beginnings of 17 lines. The order of the fragments is uncertain. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1444. Papyrus 1754

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1754
Title:
End of a Contract (P.Lond. V 1862, TM 36977)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a contract, of which only the subscriptions survive.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Lower fragment of a medium-brown papyrus, written on one side across the fibres. The front bears parts of 13 lines; the back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1445. Papyrus 1755

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1755
Title:
Scope & Content:
FRAGMENT containing a portion of a letter, apparently forming part of a literary work, perhaps an oration or romance. From Assuan. 1st cent. 4¼ in. x 5¾ in. Transferred from the Dept. of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities. Papyri: Greek. Literary and theological: 3rd cent.B.C.-5th cent. A.D. Sy...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st century
Extent:
1 item

1446. Papyrus 1756

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1756
Title:
Scope & Content:
RECITATION (probably in the form of a petition) of a family dispute with regard to certain payments made for the support of the parents of the parties, and a consequent claim by one of them on the inheritance. Imperfect at beginning and end, but containing 247 lines of continuous text, besides f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Modern
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:
1 item

1447. Papyrus 1757

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1757
Title:
Register of Payments (P.Lond. V 1653, TM 33185) and Account of Expenses (P.Lond. V 1654, TM 33186)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. V 1653, TM 33185): Register of payments, perhaps for rent of an estate or estates, paid in money and occasionally in corn. Verso (P.Lond. V 1654, TM 33186): Fragmentary account recording expenses, perhaps related to the same estate(s) as the register on the other side; the expen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century-6th century
Extent:
Papyrus fragment with three detached scraps at the top, darker in places; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are portions of two columns written along the fibres; the first is broken off at the top and fragmentary in the preserved portion; the second lack top and foot, and lines lack the ends; the detached fragments preserve a few letters of a few lines. On the back, there are portions of 17 lines running across the fibres and additional lines, and traces of a preceding column; the detached fragments bear remains of a few lines. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1448. Papyrus 1759

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1759
Title:
Order to Deliver (SB XXIV 16281, P.Lond. V 1655, TM 19676)
Scope & Content:
Order of Apphous and Isidorianus to the cook Apollonius, who is instructed to deliver some meat to Pamuthius from Alkyonis, a recruit for whose supply they were liable. With subscriptions at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
20 June 364
Extent:

Papyrus slip, pale-brown, lacking part of the left edge, with breaks at the bottom, abrasion and some surface damage in places; written on one side across the fibres; a strip of horizontal fibres was glued onto the surface at the height of line 3. The back is blank. On the front there are 10 lines; margins are minimal; the left margin survives opposite lines 1-4. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1449. Papyrus 1760

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1760
Title:
Inventory of Goods (P.Lond. V 1657, TM 33188)
Scope & Content:
List of goods with figures. Among the items mentioned are vases, pots and a lid, lamp-stands, seals, knives, perhaps an ink-pot. Traces of a preceding column are visible.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century-5th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, mid-brown, mutilated to the left and with small insect holes and some surface damage in places; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 16 lines from one column; traces of a preceding column are visible; upper, lower and right margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1450. Papyrus 1762

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1762
Title:
Sale of a Donkey (SB XX 14461, TM 23746)
Scope & Content:
Sale of a white female donkey at the price of 120 drachmas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 July 148 or 158
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete, with some creases and abrasion throughout; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are 7 lines; margins are extant, with the side margins being minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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