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Papyrus 1749 and 2586
- Record Id:
- 040-003394713
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100055821664.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100058770784.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1749 and 2586
- Title:
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Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (SB III 7241, TM 18868)
- Scope & Content:
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Official letter from the governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, pagarch of Aphrodito, who is charged with the requisition of sailors for the yearly raiding expedition (cursus) and of a caulker. He is also instructed to levy charges for the supplies of the military. A different hand is used for the final lines containing a summary; with the original seal at the bottom. The papyrus belongs to the archive of Basilius.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003394713 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1749 and 2586 : Official Letter from the Governor Qurrah ben Sharik to Basilius, Pagarch of Aphrodito (SB III 7241, TM 18868) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[0609]/040-003394713
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Fragments of a papyrus roll of various sizes, some of them being long and well-preserved pieces, others being small scraps. Written on one side across the fibres, broken at the top and lacking portions on the right-hand side; acquired in different years and mounted on cardboard in two glass frames. Preserving the original seal at the end. Mounted in a glass case.
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100058770784.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0710
- End Date:
- 0710
- Date Range:
- 7 January 710
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Papyrus.
Dimensions: Papyrus 1749+2586 (1): 700 x 210 mm; Papyrus 1749+2586 (2): 700 x 210 mm. Mounted in two glass frames numbered as Papyrus 1749+2856 (1) and Papyrus 1749+2856 (2) both measuring 760 x 255 mm.
Script: Rapid cursive sloping to the right; second hand from line 56 to end, neat minuscule.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Egypt.
Provenance: Aphrodito (Kom Ishgau), Antaiopolite nome, Egypt. 1749: Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 1545-1753 from the Reverend Chauncey Murch (b. 1856, d. 1907) on 8 December 1906. 2586: Acquired in different years, in 1924 from Edward Hay, and in 1925.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. IV 1393
SB III 7241 - Publications:
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Papyrus 1749: Greek Papyri in the British Museum IV. The Aphrodito Papyri ( London: British Museum 1910), pp. 65-67, no. 1393.
H. I. Bell, ‘Two Official Letters of the Arab Period’, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 12 (1926), pp. 265-281 (pp. 275-281).
Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Aegypten III (Berlin-Leipzig: De Gruyter 1926), pp. 251-253, no. 7241.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten VI (Leiden: E.J. Brill 1976), p. 136.
F. Morelli, Olio e retribuzioni nell’Egitto tardo(V – VIII d. C.) (Firenze: Istituto papirologico "G.Vitelli" 1996), pp. 99-104.
Berichtigungsliste der griechischen Papyrusurkunden aus Ägypten XI (Leiden: E.J. Brill 2002), p. 201.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)