1. Papyrus 1368
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1368
- Title:
- Official Letter of the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius on Corn-Tax (P.Lond. IV 1370, TM 20496)
- Scope & Content:
- Letter of the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, urging him to send 1300 artabas of wheat for the corn-tax (embole), which were in arrears. Should he fail to do so, there would be consequences for him and his people. The back bears the address, the date, the name of the...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Arabic and Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 3 November 710
- Extent:
- Papyrus roll, mutilated at the top, complete at the bottom, right and left; damaged by holes throughout; a fragment from the top of the roll is now at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, inventoried as 13339 f, and published as P.Ross.Georg. IV 12. Writing runs on both sides. The front bears 18 lines written across the fibres; portions of the first two lines are preserved in the fragment now at the Hermitage Museum. Line 1 is in Arabic. Margins are minimal. On the back, there are three lines written along the fibres, one of which is in the reverse direction in relation to the other two. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame with an opening to show the text on the back.
