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032-002104451 Place Damascus, Syria

1. Papyrus 1339

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1339
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1341, TM 19799)
Scope & Content:
Letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, who is to supply money (11 nomismata) for the wage and expenses of an employee for six months of the current indiction; the man is probably working on the mosque of Damascus; dated to the 8th indiction, Hathyr 7; Papyr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 November 709
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, lacking one line on top and the left-hand side; with the endorsement on the other side; housed in one glass case.

2. Papyrus 1481

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1481
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1411, TM 19858)
Scope & Content:
Letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik containing an order addressed to the inhabitants of Aphrodito to send money (four nomismata) for the wage of an employee working on the mosque of Damascus; it was apparently sent together with Papyrus 1339 (P.Lond. IV 1341) and is dated to 7 Hathyr, 8th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
3 November 709
Extent:

Small fragment from a papyrus roll, written on one side across the fibres, preserving the end of one Arabic line on top and of three Greek lines; mounted on cardboard in one glass case.

3. Papyrus 1366

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1366
Title:
Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1368, TM 19825)
Scope & Content:
Letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, containing an order to supply chains (chalkomata) for the mosque of Damascus. The letter mentions two builders by name; with docket on the other side; arrived on 20 October 710 (23 Phaophi of the 9th indiction).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
Before 20 October 710
Extent:

Fragment of a papyrus roll, written on both sides, broken off at the bottom and lacking the beginning of the lines; with one Arabic line on top. On the other side there is the docket in two lines, one being written the other way up.