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3361. 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.

3362. 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.

3363. 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.

3364. 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.

3365. 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.

3366. 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.

3367. Papyrus 1434(A)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1434(A)
Title:
List of Names from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1455, TM 39771)
Scope & Content:
Fragment containing a list of names (sailors or labourers), arranged in three columns after the heading; with notarial subscription at the end. The document was the conclusion of a Coptic contract of surety.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken off at the top and on the right and complete on the other sides; written on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are two lines as heading, followed by three narrow and short columns; traces of another line are visible at the top. The text runs across the fibres. Left and lower margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3368. Papyrus 1434(B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1434(B)
Title:
List of Names from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1453, TM 39769)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a register listing individuals from various places; the other side of one of the fragments gives a total. Fragments in Vienna, published as CPR XXII 56 and 59, may be further fragments of the same register.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:

Three fragments of a papyrus codex, broken off at the top and on the right and complete on the other sides; two of the fragments are written on one side across the fibres, the other side being blank. The largest fragment bears portions of two columns, the others portions of one column. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

3369. Papyrus 1435

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1435
Title:
Official Order from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1408, TM 19855)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of an order of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to the inhabitants of Pente Pediades, in Aphrodito, to make nails out of the unrefined iron they receive from their pagarch Basilius. The rest of the order is preserved in a fragment now at Heidelberg, inventoried as PSR 15 a.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
September 709
Extent:
Right-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, the left-hand portion of which is now in Heidelberg (PSR 15 a); written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are parts of 14 lines running across the fibres, in Arabic and Greek. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

3370. Papyrus 1436

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1436
Title:
Official Order from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1407, SB I 5641, TM 19854)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of an order of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik in Arabic and Greek, addressed to the inhabitants of Aphrodito. The recipients are ordered to pay one thousand artabas of wheat for the grain tax and deliver them to the granaries in Babylon. Dated in July or August 709 AD. The rest of the do...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709
Extent:
Right-hand portion of a papyrus sheet, the left-hand portion of which is now in Heidelberg (PSR 15 b); written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there are parts of 15 lines running across the fibres in Arabic and Greek. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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