"on (day) 20 of the month of Mesore, (year) from (the creation of) the world 6415, period, (year) 563, in the 11th indiction, (year) from (the birth of) Christ 915, (year) from Diocletian 639" (ll. 4–6)
Jakobielski 1965, pp. 164–6, no. 3, fig. 87; I. Faras Greek 5, fig. 6
Other publications
Michałowski 1962c, p. 120; Michałowski 1963b, p. 244, pl. 55b; Michałowski 1964b, p. 86, fig. 40; Michałowski 1965a, pp. 72–6 (context), fig. 43; Bull.épigr. 1966, 498; Michałowski 1967, p. 80; Jakobielski 1969, pp. 501–2; I. Faras Copt., pp. 102–4; Quecke 1975, pp. 458–9; Jakobielski 1975a, p. 236; Hagedorn 1976, p. 184; CSBE(2), p. 79; Brakmann 2006, p. 301; CSCN, pp. 115, 122, 193, 196–7, 199
F 220/61-2 (inscr. inv. 63/I/58; neg. nos. Fa.61.427, Fa.61/2.0094, Fa.61/2.0094a)
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
unknown
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
epitaph of Ioannes (III), bishop of Pachoras
Date
21 September 1005
Notes
'God of the spirits' type weekday correct
Material
marble
Object dimensions
H: 60; W: 45; Th: 4.8
Text dimensions
H: 51; W: 31.5
Object colour
blue with grey patina
Text colour
Lines
A: 16; B: 13
Height of letters
c. 3.5
Description
slab in shape of pediment standing on right edge; square hole in upper part - probably form hanging the stela; epigraphic field marked out by lines incised in top, bottom and right side and by raised border running along left edge; divided into two uneven parts, part A larger with ruling; part B, on right side, without internal division
Decorative elements
State of preservation
text complete, with small lacuna in line 1; slab broken into 4 parts but put together
Date
21 September 1005
Chronological systems
Era of the Martyrs Egyptian calendar day of the week
Dating formulae
Part A ⲁ̇ⲡⲟ⸌ⲧ⸍ ⲙⲁⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍ ⲉ̇ⲧⲏ ⲯⲕ︤̄ⲃ︦ ⲙⲏⲛⲟⲥ ⲑ︤ⲱ︦ⲑ︥ ⲕ̄︤ⲇ̄︥
Part B ⲏⲙⲉⲣⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍
Transcription
"(in the year) from the Martyrs 722, in the month of Thoth, (day) 24" (part A, ll. 15–16) "on the Preparation Day (= Friday)" (part B, ll. 12–13)
Months
ⲑ︤ⲱ︦ⲑ︥
Weakdays
ⲏⲙⲉⲣⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲥ'ⲕ'
Feasts
Loading...
Offices & titles
bishop of Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲉⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲣⲁⲥ): A, l. 5 bishop (ⲉⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍): A, l. 14; B, l. 6
Marciniak, in: Michałowski 1962a, pp. 111–112, figs. 46, 48; I. Faras Greek 7, fig. 8
Other publications
Michałowski 1962b, pp. 231–234, pl. 77a, fig. 4; Michałowski 1962c, p. 115, fig. 3; Michałowski 1963a, p. 33; Michałowski 1963b, p. 240, n. 14; Anonymous 1963, p. 59; Leclant 1963, p. 188, fig. 12; Simpson 1963, pp. 313–314; Oates 1963, p. 162 (no. 1); Michałowski 1965a, pp. 49–63 (context), fig. 31; Jakobielski 1966c, p. 164; Žabkar 1967, p. 16; Vantini 1970, pp. 221–226; I. Faras Copt., pp. 143–147; Jakobielski 1975a, p. 326; Hagedorn 1976, p. 185; Krause 1978, pp. 153–164; Łajtar 1996c, p. 105 (no. 8); Łajtar 2001a, p. 333; CSBE(2), p. 84, n. 112, p. 316 (incorrect month date); Tsakos 2009b, p. 202 (no. 1); CSCN, table 47 on p. 337
'God of the spirits' type date reckoned on the basis of the previous bishops' episcopacy; lunar day incorrect – 1 day later than Alexandrian cycle I. Faras Greek gives F 226/61–2 as excavation no.
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 42; W: 30; Th: 6.5
Text dimensions
H: 37; W: 23
Object colour
grey
Text colour
lines painted red and white alternately
Lines
24
Height of letters
0.6-0.9
Description
rectangular slab, slightly broadening at top, ending with semi-circle
Decorative elements
aedicula-type decoration in relief: along side edges pillars with bases and capitals; at bottom relief representing vine; on top archivolt with row of globules
State of preservation
completely preserved
Date
probably 4 June 1169
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar lunar calendar
Dating formulae
ⲉ̇ⲡⲓ ⲧⲱ ⲙⲏⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲩ̇ⲛⲏ • ⲓ︦ • ⲟⲩⲛⲛⲁ • ⲇ︥̄
Transcription
"in the month of Payni, (day) 10, on the 4th (day) of the moon" (ll. 22–3)
Months
ⲡⲁⲩ̇ⲛⲏ
Weakdays
Feasts
Loading...
Offices & titles
bishop of Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲉ̇ⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲡⲁⲭoⲣⲁⲥ): l. 6; (ⲉ̇ⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲡⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍): l. 17
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲡⲁⲭⲟⲣⲁⲥ): l. 6; (ⲡⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍): l. 17
Marciniak, in: Michałowski 1962a, pp. 113–117, figs. 48, 49; I. Faras Greek 9, fig. 10
Other publications
Michałowski 1962b, pp. 231–232, pl. 78a, fig. 4; Michałowski 1962c, p. 115, fig. 5; Michałowski 1963b, p. 242; Michałowski 1965a, pp. 49–63 (context); Michałowski 1967, pp. 96–97; Leclant 1963, p. 189, fig. 13; Oates 1963, p. 162 (no. 8); Jakobielski 1966c, pp. 169–170; Žabkar 1967, p. 16; I. Faras Copt., p. 165; Altheim – Stiehl 1971, pp. 500–503; Jakobielski 1975a, p. 326; Hagedorn 1976, p. 185; Bagnall – Worp 1986, passim, esp. p. 352 (no. 6); Łajtar 1996c, p. 105 (no. 9); CSBE(2), pp. 313–314 (no. 8); Satzinger 2004, p. 536; Łajtar 2022, fig. on p. 435
epitaph of Iesousinkouda, eparch (?), domestikos of Pachoras, nauarchos of Nobades
Date
26 October 1102
Notes
I. Khartoum Greek 5 – 27 October
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 36.7; W: 18.5; Th: 8.2
Text dimensions
H: 25; W: 13.5
Object colour
grey
Text colour
traces of paint
Lines
20
Height of letters
0.6-1
Description
rectangular slab with recessed epigraphic field (last line located on bottom border)
Decorative elements
large Greek cross with 2 Latin crosses standing on its horizontal shoulder, one at each side; crosses placed in semicircular space, bordered by incised line
State of preservation
completely preserved
Date
26 October 1102
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar Era of the Martyrs
Dating formulae
ⲫⲁⲫⲓ : ⲕⲑ : ⲁ̇ⲙⲁⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍ ⲱⲓⲑ :
Transcription
"(in the month of) Phaophi, (day) 29, (in the year) from the Martyrs 819" (ll. 13–14)
Months
ⲫⲁⲫⲓ
Weakdays
Feasts
Loading...
Offices & titles
eparch (?) (ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ): ll. 7–8 domestikos of Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲇⲱⲙⲓⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲣⲁⲥ): ll. 8–10 nauarches of the Nobades (?) (ⲛⲁⲩⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ ⲛⲟ̇): ll. 10–11
Toponyms & ethnonyms
(Church of) Gabriel (ⲅⲃⲗ): l. 7 Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲣⲁⲥ): ll. 9–10 Nobades (?) (ⲛⲟ̇): l. 11 Phrim (= Ibrim) (ⲫⲣⲙ): l. 20 (Church of) Gabriel in Phrim (= Ibrim) (ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲫⲣⲙ): l. 20
Holthoer – Salonen – Ziliacus 1964, pp. 19–22, fig. 2; Hägg 1981, pp. 59–62, drawing on p. 60, pls. 47, 106
Other publications
Säve-Söderbergh 1964, pp. 37–39, fig. 9a; Leclant 1964, p. 372; Michałowski 1967, p. 96; Žabkar 1967, p. 16; Krause 1970, p. 84 = Krause, in: Altheim – Stiehl 1971, p. 529; Säve-Söderbergh 1970, pp. 238–239; Vantini 1970, pp. 19–20, 236–237; Säve-Söderbergh – Englund – Nordström 1981, p. 135; Säve-Söderbergh 1981, p. 50; Hägg 1982, pp. 104–105; Łajtar 1994a, pp. 203–204; Browne 1996a, pp. 187–188; Łajtar 1996c, p. 106 (no. 19); CSBE(2), p. 86, n. 128; CSCN, table 11 on p. 71; Ruffini 2014a, p. 962
Žabkar 1967, p. 16; Łajtar 1993b, p. 103, with n. 12; Łajtar 1996c, p. 107 (no. 22); Łajtar – Van der Vliet 1998, pp. 50–51 (no. 12); CSBE(2), p. 85; Hinkel – Abdelrahman Ali Mohamed 2002, p. 230; Łajtar 2006b, p. 118 (no. 4)
Adams 2001, p. 99, pl. 35d, e (6) (in caption wrongly identified as inv. no. 261); Adams 2002, pl. 20c (6) (in caption wrongly identified as inv. no. 27); Adams 2003, p. 72, pl. 17b (5) (in captions wrongly identified with inv. no. 27)
epitaph of Ioannes, monk of the monastery of .enganarti
Date
700–999
Notes
I. Khartoum Greek, p. 73, corrects the inv. no. to 20, but according to Hinkel – Abdelrahman Ali Mohamed 2002, p. 3, and Tsakos 2009b, p. 202, inv. no. 21 is another piece (DBMNT 4641)
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 34; W: 27; Th: 9
Text dimensions
Object colour
grey
Text colour
Lines
12
Height of letters
1.6-2.7
Description
rectangular plaque; in left right corner conical hole - probably re-used as basis for door-jamb
Decorative elements
State of preservation
surface chipped out at several spots
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
ⲙⲏⲛⲏ ⲧⲩⲃ[ⲓ] ⲓ̣︦ⲉ︥̄
Transcription
"in the month of Tybi, (day) 15" (l. 7)
Months
ⲧⲩⲃ[ⲓ]
Weakdays
Feasts
Loading...
Offices & titles
monk of (monastery of) .enganarti (ⲙⲟⲛ [.]ⲉⲛⲅⲁⲛⲁⲣⲧⲓ): l. 6
Leclant – Clerc 1998, p. 422; Anderson 1999, p. 74, pl. 36; Catalogue London 2004, p. 307 (no. 318); CSBE(2), p. 82; Brakmann 2006, pp. 299, 316; Tsakos 2009b, p. 202 (no. 4); Hägg 2010a, pp. 620–1; van der Vliet 2011a, p. 207; CSCN, p. 68; Godlewski 2014, p. 71; Łajtar 2014b, n. 1 on p. 221