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1211. Papyrus 1481

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1481
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1411, TM 19858)
Scope & Content:
Letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik containing an order addressed to the inhabitants of Aphrodito to send money (four nomismata) for the wage of an employee working on the mosque of Damascus; it was apparently sent together with Papyrus 1339 (P.Lond. IV 1341) and is dated to 7 Hathyr, 8th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 November 709
Extent:

Small fragment from a papyrus roll, written on one side across the fibres, preserving the end of one Arabic line on top and of three Greek lines; mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

1212. Papyrus 1488(A)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1488(A)
Title:
List of Names from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1454, TM 39770)
Scope & Content:
Fragment containing a list of names (sailors or labourers), arranged in two 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 imperfect along the left edge; written on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are two lines as heading, followed by two narrow and short columns; traces of another line are visible at the top. The text runs across the fibres. The lower margin is extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1213. Papyrus 1493

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1493
Title:
Account from the Archive of Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1445, TM 39766)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary register recording sums of money for various expenses.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:
Lower left portion of a medium-brown papyrus roll, broken off at the top and left and with minor damage along the horizontal folds; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears the ends of 11 lines running across the fibres; of the first line, only the feet of few letters survive. The right margin is minimal, the lower is ample. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1214. Papyrus 1502(B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1502(B)
Title:
Account of Expenses (P.Lond. IV 1458, TM 39850)
Scope & Content:
Two fragments of a codex containing an account for various expenses, including for interest on arrears, exchanges of money (or conversion to standard coinage), maintenance of the sailors.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:

Two fragments of varying size from a papyrus codex, bearing writing on both sides; the larger fragment is abraded on the back and damaged by some insect-holes. Housed in a glass frame.

1215. Papyrus 1503(A)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1503(A)
Title:
List of Fugitives (P.Lond. IV 1461, TM 19895)
Scope & Content:
Fragments of a register listing fugitives from Aphrodito, who had fled to other pagarchies. The names are arranged under pagarchies and villages.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 709
Extent:

Eleven fragments of a papyrus codex, labelled 1-11 in the frame; medium-brown in colour, and darker in places; written on both sides, along and across the fibres. Housed in a glass frame.

1216. Papyrus 1504

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1504
Title:
Account from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1418, TM 19868)
Scope & Content:
Account of receipts and expenses recorded by Sergius, a tax-official (hypodektes), from Emphyteuton Epoikion near Aphrodito for the fifth indiction; the first column lists names of individuals, followed by amounts of money; the second column records various purposes for which sums were paid out. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
706-707
Extent:
Papyrus roll, medium-brown, damaged at the bottom, otherwise well preserved; with writing on both sides. On the front, there are two columns written along the fibres in Greek; the first sheet of the roll, which displays vertical fibres, bears Arabic lines, written along the fibres perpendicularly to the Greek text; another Arabic line runs across the fibres on the second sheet. Sheet-joins are visible. On the back, there is one Greek line written across the fibres at the top. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame with a small opening for the text on the back.

1217. Papyrus 1505 and 1517

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1505 and 1517
Title:
Register from the Archive of Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1438+1484, TM 19883)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a register recording expenses and mentioning the dux, forty-one sailors who had fled and skilled workmen.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
704-705 (?)
Extent:
Two papyrus fragments that belong together, but had been previously given two separate inventory numbers; written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. On the front, there is a column of 11 lines, with traces of another line at the top. A sheet-join runs vertically towards the end of the column of writing. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1218. Papyrus 1509(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1509(A-B)
Title:
Accounts from the Archive of Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1439-1440, TM 39756, 19884)
Scope & Content:
Two fragmentary accounts from the archive of Basilius. Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. IV 1439, TM 39756): Portion of an account of expenditures, including salaries of sailors and workers. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. IV 1440, TM 19884): Portion of an account of expenditures, dated around 709.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom, imperfect on the right and complete on the other sides; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears 7 lines and traces of another line at the bottom; upper and left margins are extant. The back is blank.

Lower papyrus (B): Medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off on all sides; possibly from a codex; written on one side along the fibres. The front bears 6 lines and traces of another line at the bottom; lines are fairly spaced. The back is blank.

1219. Papyrus 1519

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1519
Title:
Seals from Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1492, TM 39809)
Scope & Content:
Collection of twenty-four detached seals of brown clay from Aphrodito, displaying various devices, including an animal (wolf?) facing right with a star, two individuals (possibly women) facing one another, a helmeted head, an Arabic inscription.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:

Twenty-four seals of brown clay, detached from the papyrus rolls. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1220. Papyrus 1520

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1520
Title:
Seals from Aphrodito
Scope & Content:
Collection of four detached seals of brown clay from Aphrodito. Unpublished.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
early 8th century
Extent:

Four seals of brown clay, detached from the papyrus rolls. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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