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Place Babylon (Fostat), Egypt

1. Papyrus 1360

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1360
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1362, TM 19820)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, concerning the delivery of some palm trunks necessary for the construction of the palace of the Caliph in Fustat. Dated to the 9th indiction, Mesore 26.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
19 August 710
Extent:

Long fragment from a papyrus roll, broken at the top with traces of one line, and lacking a few letters at the beginning of each line. On the recto, one Arabic line; on the verso two lines containing the endorsement.

2. Papyrus 1374

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1374
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1378, TM 19833)
Scope & Content:
Official letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, concerning a requisition for palm wood. The trunks that Basilius has to send to Babylon must be 10 and 12 cubits long and are to be used for the palace at Fustat, which is being built by the river under the su...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
8 May 710
Extent:

Joining fragments of varying size from a papyrus roll, with small gaps in the left-hand lower part which do not affect the text, and a larger lacuna affecting most of lines 2-4. With Arabic writing in line 1 and docket on the verso in two lines.

3. Papyrus 1375

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1375
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1379, TM 19834)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of an official letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito: Basilius is ordered to send six solidi for the supply of three men who are employed in the building of a barn in Fustat. Dated to the 9th indiction, Pauni 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
26 May 710
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, broken at the bottom and with a few letters missing mostly on the left-hand side; with the docket on the verso, one line being written the other way up.

4. Papyrus 1654

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1654
Title:
Receipt for Customs Dues (P.Lond. V 1754, TM 38856)
Scope & Content:
Receipt for customs dues levied by two tax-officials (telonarchai) of Babylon (Fostat). Dated in the 6th indiction.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century-8th century
Extent:

Papyrus slip, light-coloured, complete and regularly cut; well preserved; with writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are two lines written against the fibres; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

5. Papyrus 2448

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2448
Title:
Edict of Caracalla (P.Oxy. XII 1406, TM 21816)
Scope & Content:
Edict of Caracalla, stating that any senators verbally or physically offending the prytanis (president) or any other council members is to be deprived of the rank and dishonoured.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
213-217
Extent:

Fragmentary papyrus sheet, damaged to the right and with a few wormholes, especially along the vertical folds. Writing is on one side along the fibres. The left margin measures 15 mm, the lower 12 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.