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1451. Papyrus 1743

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1743
Title:
Conclusion of a Petition (P.Lond. V 1675, TM 19694)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a petition to the dux of the Thebaid, the details being lost; it may be the end of Papyrus 1727 (P.Lond. V 1674), a petition written by the inhabitants of Aphrodito against the misdeeds of the pagarchs.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
566-573
Extent:
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, darker in places and with surface damage; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 8 lines from the foot of a column. The side margins are minimal, the lower is ample. Folding lines are still visible. A sheet-join runs along the width of the papyrus at the beginning of the lower margin. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1452. Papyrus 1744

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1744
Title:
Petition from the Archive of Dioscorus (P.Lond. V 1676, TM 19695)
Scope & Content:
A man petitions the dux against the attempts of Petros to make the petitioner and his wife liable for taxes. The petitioner’s father had become a monk and left him in the care of his maternal uncle Colluthus, who later became his father-in-law, as the petitioner married his daughter. Upon their m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
566-573
Extent:
Dark-brown papyrus, with lighter patches, rubbed in places; written on both sides. The front bears 32 lines written across the fibres; on the back, there are 36 lines written along the fibres, the other way up in relation to the front, with an interlinear addition of one line. Margins are minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1453. Papyrus 1745

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1745
Title:
Arbitration (P.Lond. V 1709, TM 19726) and Anthology with Miscellaneous Poems (P.Aphrod.Lit. IV 36, 13, 25, 31, TM 59715, LDAB 819, MP3 351.01)
Scope & Content:
Recto: Arbitration over inheritance written in Coptic and concerning the same family as the one of P.Cair.Masp. 67006. The papyrus may well be part of the same roll as Papyrus 1728, with a lacuna between them. The plaintiffs, Victorine and Phoebammon, children of the deacon Ioannes, complain ab...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Coptic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 566-568
Extent:

Fragments of various sizes from the same papyrus roll as Papyrus 1728, of which Papyrus 1728 is the first part and Papyrus 1745 the latter part; a gap is between them; written on both sides and in poor condition.

1454. Papyrus 1746

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1746
Title:
Contract for the Collection of Taxes (P.Lond. V 1660, TM 19677)
Scope & Content:
Contract concerning the collection of taxes, whereby the party giving the undertaking agrees to act as a representative for the collection and disposition of various taxes for the village of Phthla in the Antaiopolite nome, securing the other party against all claims from the two pagarchs Iulianu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
c. 553
Extent:
Dark-brown papyrus roll, broken off at the top, with holes and breaks along the horizontal folds; a stain is visible on the right (front); written on both sides. The front bears one column of 48 lines written across the fibres, lacking the top. Side and lower margins are extant. On the back, there are traces of one column written across the fibres on the left-hand side. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1455. Papyrus 1747

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1747
Title:
Letter (P.Lond. V 1840 descr., TM 36957)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a letter, either private or official, possibly from the archive of Dioscorus of Aphrodito. The names of the correspondents are lost.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:

Fragment from a dark-brown papyrus sheet, broken off to the left, imperfect on the right, complete at the top and bottom; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears the central portions of 7 lines; upper and lower margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1456. Papyrus 1749 and 2586

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1749 and 2586
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (SB III 7241, TM 18868)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, who is charged with the requisition of sailors for the yearly raiding expedition (cursus) and of a caulker. He is also instructed to levy charges for the supplies of the military. A different hand is used for ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7 January 710
Extent:

Fragments of a papyrus roll of various sizes, some of them being long and well-preserved pieces, others being small scraps. Written on one side across the fibres, broken at the top and lacking portions on the right-hand side; acquired in different years and mounted on cardboard in two glass frames. Preserving the original seal at the end. Mounted in a glass case.

1457. 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.

1458. 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.

1459. 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.

1460. 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.

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