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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Papyrus 1-3136 Name Qurrah ben Sharik, Governor of Egypt, 709-715

1. Papyrus 1334

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1334
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1334, TM 20489)
Scope & Content:
The governor Qurrah ben Sharik orders the requisition of a sawyer for a six-month period for the construction of the mosque of Damascus; the docket on the back is lost. P.Ross.Georg. IV 3 preserves the left-hand portion of the document.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
11 February 709
Extent:
Right-hand portion of a papyrus, broken off at the top too, with a detached fragment; the left-hand portion of the papyrus is now in St Petersburg, published as P.Ross.Georg. IV 3; originally written on both sides, but the text on the back is lost, and survives only in P.Ross.Georg. IV 3. The front bears portions of 16 lines; the detached fragment preserves few letters from one line. Lines are fairly spaced; the lower margin survives, and no blank space was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

2. Papyrus 1335

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1335
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Corn-Tax (P.Lond. IV 1335, TM 19793)
Scope & Content:
Order from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, to collect 2,000 drachmas for the corn-tax (embole); in case the corn is not forthcoming, a rate of 13 artabas of clean wheat per solidus with transport charge would have to be paid; sent with Papyrus 1436 (P.Lond. IV 14...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
25 July 709
Extent:

Medium-brown papyrus with detached fragment, lighter in colour, found separately; lacking the right-hand side; overall well preserved; with writing on both sides. The front bears 15 lines running against the fibres; the detached fragment at the top contains two lines; few letters are lost at the end. Lines are fairly spaced. On the back, there is one line running along the fibres written on the detached fragment the other way up in relation to the text on the front. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

3. Papyrus 1336

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1336
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1337, TM 19795)
Scope & Content:
Order from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, to raise and send the salaries of the sailors Qurrah had to recruit for the yearly raiding expedition (cursus Aegypti) as replacements of the sailors that Basilius had failed to send in time; the account of the money req...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 September 709
Extent:
Papyrus of light colour, broken off at the top, with some damage along the horizontal folds and few holes, otherwise well preserved; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 24 lines, the first of which is fragmentary. Left and lower margins survive, while no free space was left on the right. Two sheet-joins running horizontally are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

4. Papyrus 1340

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1340
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1342, TM 19800)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary order of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, to provide workmen for the building of a palace, most likely the one in Damascus. 'Abd ar-Raḥmân b. Salmân is in charge of the works.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6 November 709
Extent:
Fragment of a medium-dark brown papyrus, broken off at the top and left; with insect-holes in places; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 10 lines lacking the beginnings, with traces of another line at the top; the lower margin survives, the right is irregular and minimal. Horizontal folds are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

5. Papyrus 1343

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1343
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1346, TM 19804)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, urging him to dispatch materials and supplies for the ships at Klysma, in the Eastern Desert, and provisions for the sailors before the water of the canal of Trajan subsides. The governor had already written about this, b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 January 710
Extent:
Papyrus roll, written across the fibres having been rotated 90 degrees (transversa charta), complete and overall well preserved, with some damage at the top and along the folds; written on both sides. On the front, there are 20 lines; margins are extant. The original clay seal is still attached at the bottom. The back bears two lines running along the fibres, one of which is written the other way up in relation to the other. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

6. Papyrus 1344

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1344
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1347, TM 19805)
Scope & Content:
Order of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, to supply 10 ½ solidi towards the cost of post-horses stationed at the village of Mounachthe (Thmonachthe), in Upper Egypt; an account of the expenditures (including fodder, bridles, saddles, and the wages of the groom and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
10 January 710
Extent:
Dark-brown papyrus, broken off at the top, overall well preserved; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. The front bears 16 lines, fairly spaced; the top of the column is lost; lower and side margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

7. Papyrus 1345

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1345
Title:
Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik on Supplies for the Fleet (P.Lond. IV 1348, TM 19806)
Scope & Content:
Order of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, urging him to dispatch workmen and supplies for the fleet and the arrears due from his district.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 January 710
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus, broken off at the top, with insect-holes throughout; written across the fibres transversa charta on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 16 lines, fairly spaced; there is a trace of another line at the top; the top of the column is lost; lower and side margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

8. Papyrus 1347

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1347
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1350, TM 19808)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, requesting a report on the sailors who had gone on the raiding fleet to Africa: more specifically, the number of those who had returned to Basilius’s administrative district and of those who had stayed in Africa (with rea...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
29 January 710
Extent:
Medium-dark brown papyrus, broken off at the top, with detached fragment at the top; with few holes, especially along the right edge, but otherwise well preserved; written on both sides. The front bears 16 lines written across the fibres transversa charta; the first line is in Arabic. Lower and side margins are minimal. On the back, there is a one-line docket written along the fibres at the top. Horizontal folds are still visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

9. Papyrus 1348

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1348
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1351, TM 19809)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, ordering him to give to Qurrah’s messenger a boat of maximum 100 artabas of burden for the conveyance of the sailors, workmen and their supplies requisitioned for the raiding expedition (cursus) of Egypt of the ninth indi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 January 710
Extent:
Medium-brown papyrus, complete, somewhat damaged at the top, otherwise well preserved; written on both sides. The front bears 13 lines written across the fibres, complete, with margins extant. On the back, there are two lines running along the fibres, written the other way up in relation to each other. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

10. Papyrus 1349

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1349
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius (P.Lond. IV 1352, TM 19810)
Scope & Content:
Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, with the order to collect and dispatch seventy garments of fine quality from his administrative district. The address, date, name of the courier and summary are on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
30 January 710
Extent:
Two fragments of varying size from a medium-brown papyrus, lacking the upper right-hand corner; with holes along the left edge; written on both sides. On the front, there are 11 lines written across the fibres and fairly spaced; the upper fragment bears portions of 3 lines and the lower fragment bears 8 lines, complete; 1 line is lost in between the fragments. Side and lower margins are extant; the upper margin partly survives. Horizontal folds are visible. On the back, there are two lines running along the fibres, written on the smaller fragment the other way up in relation to each other. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.