1. 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.
