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1131. Papyrus 1383

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1383
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Supplies for the Fleet (P.Lond. IV 1386, TM 19840)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, instructing him to collect and send money for articles needed for the fleet at Klysma; instructions on the freight charges to be paid are given.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
708-709
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus roll, broken off at the top and right; with few holes in the preserved portion; written one side, the back being blank. The front bears 15 lines written across the fibres and lacking the ends. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1132. Papyrus 1384

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1384
Title:
Letter of Qurrah ibn Sharik to Basilios Pagarches of Aphrodito (P. Lond. IV 1391, P. Ross. Georg. IV 6, TM 20491)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Letter of Qurrah ibn Sharik to Basilios Pagarches of Aphrodito ordering the recruitment of youths to be trained as ship carpenters and caulkers. The right hand side of the sheet is now kept at the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg (inv. 13333f) Verso: Endorsement (Qurrah ibn Sharik...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
710
Extent:
Left half a long papyrus sheet, mounted in a glass case.

1133. Papyrus 1385

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1385
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Freight Charges (SB XX 15100, P.Lond. IV 1387, TM 23879)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, with the order to collect and dispatch seven solidi from his administrative district for the freight of the ships that had conveyed requisitions. The back bears the address, the date, the name of the courier and the summa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1 January 710
Extent:
Central portion of a medium-dark brown papyrus roll; written on both sides. The front bears the mid portions of 14 lines running against the fibres; on the back, there are two lines written along the fibres upside down in relation to each other. The left-hand portion of the same papyrus is now at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, inventoried as 13337 f and published as P.Ross.Georg. IV 10; the right-hand portion, from line 6 on, is now in Berlin (P. 25039). The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the text on the back.

1134. Papyrus 1386(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1386(A-B)
Title:
Letters of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1389, P.Lond. IV 1390, TM 19842, 20494)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letters of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik. Left papyrus (A) (P.Lond. IV 1390, TM 20494): Letter of the governor to Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, with the order to send nails to be used for the building of ships at once. Dated 22 January 710. P.Ross.Georg. IV 9...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-714
Extent:

Two papyrus fragments that do not belong together, bearing writing on one side, the back being blank; mounted on cardboard in the same glass frame.

Left papyrus (A): Left-hand portion of a papyrus, medium-brown, broken off at the top; the beginnings of 10 lines written across the fibres survive, with traces of another line at the top. Left and lower margins are extant. Horizontal folds are visible. Three fragments of the same letter are now at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, inventoried as 13336 f and published as P.Ross.Georg. IV 9. The fragments preserve the right-hand portion of lines 7-10.

Right papyrus (B): Right-hand portion of a papyrus, medium-brown, broken off at the top and with holes regularly distributed along the right and left edges. The ends of 8 lines written across the fibres survive, with the lower margin. No margin was left on the right.

1135. Papyrus 1387

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1387
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Taxes (P.Lond. IV 1394, TM 19844)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, urging him to send the arrears of public taxes due from his administrative district, which he had neglected to do until then. With address on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
711
Extent:

Papyrus roll, lacking part of the right-hand side; broken off at the top and damaged along the horizontal folds; with detached fragment at the top; written on both sides. The front bears 26 lines running across the fibres, some of which lack the ends; one line is lost between the first and the second lines preserved. On the back, there is the beginning of one line written along the fibres. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the line on the back.

1136. Papyrus 1388

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1388
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Supplies for the Fleet (P.Lond. IV 1392, TM 19843)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, with the order to dispatch butter of good quality to Alexandria for the fleet on the raiding expeditions. With address, name of the courier and summary on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
711
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus roll, lacking the right-hand side; written on both sides. The front bears 19 lines running across the fibres, lacking the ends; on the back, there are two lines written along the fibres, one the other way up in relation to the other. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame, with a small opening for the text on the back.

1137. Papyrus 1389

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1389
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Tax Arrears (P.Lond. IV 1397, TM 19846)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, concerning arrears of taxes. A list with the amounts due is given at the end; expenses for the fleet at Klysma and for craftsmen working at the mosque of Damascus are included.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 709
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus, broken off at the top and right, complete at the bottom and left; with minor surface damage along the horizontal folds; bearing writing on one side; the back is blank. On the front there are 8 lines written across the fibres, lacking the ends. Lower and right margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1138. Papyrus 1390

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1390
Title:
Fragment of an Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1395, TM 19845)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, concerning taxes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-714
Extent:
Left-hand portion of a medium-brown papyrus, broken off at the top and bottom; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the beginnings of 10 lines, fairly spaced; of lines 1 and 10, only few traces remain. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1139. Papyrus 1391

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1391
Title:
Official Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1364+1400, TM 19798)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, ordering him to supply a chain (chalkoma). If unable to do so, he should collect the money composition in accordance with the demand notes which had been sent out, without demanding anything in excess. An ac...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 September 710
Extent:

Left-hand portion of the same ppayrus the left-hand portion of which is now Papyrus 1362; damaged along the left edge and with holes and surface damage in places; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 24 lines lacking the ends, fairly spaced; the left margin is minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1140. Papyrus 1392

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1392
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1399, TM 19848)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, with orders concerning the production of nails.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
709-714
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, medium-brown, broken off on the right and damaged by insect-holes throughout; written on side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 12 lines running across the fibres and lacking the ends. The first line is very fragmentary. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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