1. Papyrus 1395
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1395
- Title:
- Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1354, TM 19812)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, ordering him to disembark the supplies that had been loaded for transport and return them to the tax-payers, without making any demands of wheat and bread until the following harvest. Pulse and vinegar-oil should be dispa...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 25 March 710
- Extent:
- Portion of the same papyrus roll as Papyrus 1351, dark-brown in places, broken off at the top and right, complete at the bottom and left; written on one side across the fibres. The front bears the beginnings of 17 lines, fairly and regularly spaced; of the first line, only the feet of few letters remain. Left and lower margins are extant. Papyrus 1351 preserves the ends of 23 lines. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
