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Title Letter
Citations
Inv. Id P. O.I. 13756 (P. Qurrah III)
Support/Dimensions papyrus ; 53.7 x 20.0 cm
Condition Medium fine papyrus, light brown. The entire length of the piece is preserved, but it is considerably damaged by worms, especially line 14. Much of the right half is broken off and lost; the left side is likewise broken, but to a lesser degree. The seal is of dark clay and is in perfect condition, showing the figure of a four-footed animal with a star above its back.
Lines Recto: 20 lines in Arabic; Verso: 2 lines in Arabic + 1 line in Greek
Recto/Verso Source of description: On recto: letter; On verso: letter (address)
Origin Aphrodito, modern Kom Ashkauh, Upper Egypt.
More from Aphrodito, modern Kom Ashkauh, Upper Egypt.
Language Arabic; Greek
Date December 9, 709 A.D. - January 6, 710 A. D.
More from the period between 709 CE and 710 CE
Note (general) Basil, is likely to be the sahib, or governor of Ashkauh mentioned in P. O.I. 13757 (P. Qurrah I). Muslim ibn Labnan as a scribe and al-Salt as copyist appear frequently in Kurrah's documents.
Note (general) Location: Oriental Institute
Note (general) Pub. status: Published: recto and verso
Subjects Safar; Letter; Documentary; papyrus
Associated Names Kurrah ibn Sharik; Basil; Ibshadah ibn Abnilah; Muslim ibn Labnan
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

APIS Translation (English)

P. O.I. 13756 (P. Qurrah III) recto: (1) In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. (2) Kurrah ibn Sharik to (3) the sahib of Ashkauh. I praise (4) God, than whom there is no other (5) God. Now, Ibshadah ibn Abnilah (6) has informed me that there are owed to him (7) by farmers of the people of your district (8)... and ten dinars, and he claims (9) that they have denied him his right. (10) When this letter has reached you (11) and he has established the proof of what (12) he has told me, then secure (it) for him, (13) and do not oppress your slave. (14) But should his case prove other than (15) that, then write me. (16) Peace be with those who follow (17) the guidance. Written by Muslim ibn (18) Labnan and copied by al-Salt (19) in Safar of the year one (20) and ninety. (Seal) P. O.I. 13756 (P. Qurrah III) verso: (1) From Kurrah ibn Sharik to Basil (2) regarding Ibshadah ibn Abnilah about his farmers (?) (3) [Greek, illegible]