1. 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.
