1. Papyrus 1752
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1752
- Title:
- Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik (P.Lond. IV 1377, P.Ross.Georg. IV 8, TM 20493)
- Scope & Content:
- Fragment of a letter of governor Qurrah ben Sharik, possibly to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, another portion of which is preserved in a papyrus at the Hermitage Museum. The governor orders the recipient to instruct his people not to sell materials at a higher price than the fixed tariff establ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Date Range:
- 2 May 710
- Extent:
- Right-hand portion of a medium-to-dark brown papyrus, additional portions of which are now in St Petersburg, Hermitage Museum inventoried as 13335. The writing runs on one side and the back is blank. The front bears the ends of 13 lines written across the fibres; lower and right margins survive. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
