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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, church, north part of nave, in rubble near floor
Excavation no.: D.4/04-5
Present location: Dongola, storeroom of the Polish mission
Museum no.

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Greek
Content: fragment of epitaph
Date: 700–999
Notes

Material: marble
Object dimensions: H: 17.0; W: 14.5; Th: 3.3
Text dimensions
Object colour: grey-cream
Text colour
Lines: 2 (text field); 2 (internal fillet); 2 (external fillet)
Height of letters

Description: fragment of stela with sophisticated appearance: sunken field with main text (horizontal lines) framed by 2 concentric fillets (W: c. 3.0), both carrying inscriptions running around the main text; the whole inscription was framed by uninscribed raised border (W: 5.0)
Decorative elements
State of preservation: lower left corner with portions of left and lower margins

Date: 700–999
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Dating formulae
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Months
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Source: Łajtar 2011, fig. 16
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TrismegistosTM text 369660

Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west annex, room 11, outside of west wall
Excavation no.: D.14/00
Present location: Dongola, storeroom of the Polish mission
Museum no.

Medium: stela
Technique: incised before firing
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Greek
Content: fragment of epitaph of unidentified woman
Date: 700–1099
Notes

Material: terracotta
Object dimensions: H: 13.8; W: 15.5; Th: 2.0
Text dimensions
Object colour: brown
Text colour
Lines: 4
Height of letters: 1.4 (ⲛ l.3) – 1.9 (ⲁ l.4)

Description: fragment of plaque; text within flat margins
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; lower part; middle parts of text (beginnings and endings of lines lost) and portion of lower margin

Date: 700–1099
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Łajtar 2011, fig. 17
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Text 1107

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TrismegistosTM text 369661

Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west annex, room 1B, top layer of rubble, in filling
Excavation no.: D.23/91-2
Present location: Dongola, storeroom of the Polish mission
Museum no.

Medium: stela
Technique: incised before firing
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Greek
Content: fragment of epitaph
Date: probably 700–999
Notes

Material: terracotta
Object dimensions: H: 6.0; W: 7.5; Th: 1.2
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 3
Height of letters

Description: fragment of plaque
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary: few letters, no margins

Date: probably 700–999
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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west sector
Excavation no.: D.57/93-4
Present location: Dongola, storeroom of the Polish mission
Museum no.

Medium: stela
Technique: incised & painted
Type of text: epitaph
Language: unidentified
Content: fragment of epitaph
Date: 700–1299
Notes

Material: marble
Object dimensions: H: 9.5; W: 4.8; Th: 3.2
Text dimensions
Object colour: grey-bluish
Text colour: red
Lines: 5
Height of letters: 1.0 (ⲓ) – 1.5 (ⲩ)

Description: fragment of plaque; text within flat margins
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; endings of lines with portion of right margin

Date: 700–1299
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Source: Łajtar 2011, fig. 19
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Provenance: Sai
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: fortress
Excavation no.
Present location: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Museum no.: Acc. No. E.127.1903

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Greek/Coptic
Content: epitaph of Kerikos, bishop (+ Psalm 19:2-4)
Date: 700–899
Notes: epitaph in Coptic, Psalm in Greek

Material: marble
Object dimensions: H: 56.5; W: 53.5; Th: 10.2
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Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 13 + line on the rim
Height of letters

Description: roughly circular slab; main text (Coptic) enclosed within two incised circular lines, between which text in Greek is inscribed; edges rough; back roughly dressed; apparently reused as quern; ruling
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete, but surface much worn, especially in centre

Date: 700–899
Chronological systems: Egyptian calendar

Dating formulae
Transcription: "on day nineteen of the month [---]", ll. 6–7
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Offices & titles: bishop (ⲉⲡ]ⲓ̣ⲥ̣ⲕ̣ⲟⲡⲟⲥ): l. 9

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Source: I. Fitzwilliam, fig. on p. 170
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Source: I. Fitzwilliam, fig. on p. 171
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Latest edition: I. Fitzwilliam 115, figs. on pp. 170, 171
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Other publications: Burkitt 1930, pp. 210–211; Monneret de Villard 1935–1957: 1, p. 239; Boyaval 1972, p. 20; Łajtar 2006a, pp. 92–93; Tsakos 2011–2012, p. 299 (no. 1); Łajtar 2015–2016, p. 128 (no. 7)

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Provenance: Sai
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: fragment A: reused at abandoned house in the village of Adou
fragment B: fortress
Excavation no.: A: no number
B: S.670
Present location: Sai, storeroom of French mission
Museum no.

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: epitaph of Dioskoros, bishop of Sai
Date: probably 1100–1199
Notes: pronoia-type
Tsakos 2011–12 reads annual date in l. 20, but such a reading is unlikely

Material: marble
Object dimensions: A: H: 47.2; W: 45.9; Th: 6.8
B: H: 23.0; W: 27.0; Th: 61.0;
A+B: H: 61.0; W: 48.0
Text dimensions
Object colour: white
Text colour
Lines: 23
Height of letters

Description: two joining fragments of rectangular stela (lower left corner and some of right middle part lost); epigraphic field framed by incised line leaving broad, flat outer margin; on the top margin one line of text
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary: top mostly complete, with some of upper and left margins; and lower right corner with margins

Date: probably 1100–1199
Chronological systems: Era of Diocletian

Dating formulae: ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲙⲉⲭⲉ̣̄[ ] ⲛ︦ⲥⲟⲩ ⲓ̣ ̣
[ⲁⲡⲟ ⲇⲓⲟ]ⲕ ⲱ︦ⲙ︦ (?)
Transcription: "in the month of Mecheir on day 1...(?) according to the economy (?) of God", ll. 11-12
"from the Era od Diocletian years 840 (?)" l. 22
Months: ⲙⲉⲭⲉ̣̄[ ]
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles: abba (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ): l. 10
bishop of Sai (ⲉⲡⲥ̣⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲛ̄ⲍⲁⲏ): ll. 10–11 (Tsakos 2011–12: ⲉⲡⲓ̣ⲥ̣⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲏ; corr. G. Ochala)

Toponyms & ethnonyms: Sai (ⲍⲁⲏ): l. 11 (ed. pr. ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲏ; corr. G. Ochala)

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Source: Tsakos 2011–12, fig. 1
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Latest edition: Tsakos 2011–12, pp. 300–3 (no. 5), fig. 1
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Other publications: Geus 2004a, pp. 112, 134, pl. 18c; Grimal – Aldy 2004, pp. 130–1, pl. 15, fig. 41; Tsakos 2015, p. 247

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Provenance: Sai
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: fortress, northwest corner
Excavation no.
Present location: Sai, storeroom of French mission
Museum no.

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Greek
Content: epitaph of Simeon, bishop of Sai
Date: 1000–1199
Notes: 'God of the spirits' type

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 25; W: 28; Th: 7.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 17
Height of letters

Description: fragment of trapezoidal (?) stela
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; portion of upper margin preserved (?)

Date: 1000–1199
Chronological systems

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Offices & titles: abba (ⲁ̄ⲃ︦): l. 7 (Boyaval 1972: ⲧⲟⲩ [ⲁ]ⲃ̣ⲃⲁ ⲗ̣[ⲉ]ⲱⲛ̣; van der Vliet 2008: ⲧⲟⲛ⸌ⲇ⸍ ⲁⲃ ⲥⲩⲙ[ⲉ]ⲱⲛ̣)
bishop of Sai (ⲉⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲍⲁⲏ): l. 7

Toponyms & ethnonyms: Sai (ⲍⲁⲏ): l. 7

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Boyaval 1972, fig. 1
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Latest edition: Boyaval 1972, pp. 21–4, fig. 1
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Other publications: SEG 26 1805 descr.; Bull. épigr. 1974, 710 descr; Leclant 1975, p. 230, pl. 24, fig. 23; Łajtar 1996c, p. 107 (no. 24); Łajtar 2006a, p. 93; Van der Vliet 2008, pp. 157–8; Tsakos 2011–12, no. 4

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TrismegistosTM text 369665

Provenance: Sai
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: fortress, S gate
Excavation no.: S.901
Present location: Sai, storeroom of French mission
Museum no.

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: fragment of epitaph of bishop
Date: probably 1000–1199
Notes: pronoia-type

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 22.9; W: 36.5; Th: 5.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 16
Height of letters

Description: fragment of stela; epigraphic field framed by incised line leaving broad, flat outer margin; on the top margin two lines of text; main text written at an angle to the incised frames?
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; upper part; no original margins of stone preserved; portions of margins (upper, left, and right) of text preserved

Date: probably 1000–1199
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Offices & titles: bishop ([ⲉⲡⲓ]ⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲩ̣): l. 15

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Tsakos 2011–12, fig. 2
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Latest edition: Tsakos 2011–12, pp. 303–4 (no. 6), fig. 2
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TrismegistosTM text 369666

Provenance: Sai
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: fortress, 'Turkish wall'
Excavation no.: S.707
Present location: Sai, storeroom of French mission
Museum no.

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Greek/Coptic
Content: fragment of epitaph of bishop (?)
Date: 25 March 884–24 March 885
Notes: ll. 8–9 in Greek

Material: granite
Object dimensions: H: 22.2; W: 23.4; Th: 4.9
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 8
Height of letters

Description: fragment of rectangular (?) stela; epigraphic field framed at right by incised line
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; loer right corner with portions of right and lower margins; beginnings of lines lost

Date: 25 March 884–24 March 885
Chronological systems: Era of the Incarnation

Dating formulae: [--- ⲁⲡⲟ ⲉ]ⲡⲓ⸌ⲇ⸍ ⲭ̄ⲩ̄ ⲱ︦ⲟ︦ⲋ︦
Transcription: "[form] the sojurn of Christ (on Earth) 876", l. 7
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Offices & titles: bishop (?) (ⲉ[ⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ]): ll. 5–6

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Source: Tsakos 2011–12, fig. 3
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Provenance: Sai
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: unknown
Excavation no.
Present location: Sai, storeroom of French mission
Museum no.

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: fragment of epitaph of bishop (?)
Date: 700–1199
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 17.1; W: 14.5; Th: 4.9
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 6
Height of letters

Description: fragment of rectangular stela; epigraphic field framed by incised line
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; upper right corner with endings of lines and portions of upper and right margins; lower part lost

Date: 700–1199
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Offices & titles: bishop of Sai ([ⲉ]ⲡⲓⲥⳤ ⲛ̣̄ⲍ̣ⲁ̣): l. 4

Toponyms & ethnonyms: Sai (ⲍ̣ⲁ̣): l. 4

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Source: Tsakos 2011–12, fig. 4
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TrismegistosTM text 369668

Provenance: Sai
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: unknown
Excavation no.
Present location: Sai, storeroom of French mission
Museum no.

Medium: stone block
Technique: incised (inscription)
Type of text: commemorative inscription
Language: Greek/Coptic
Content: inscription commemorating Tobias, bishop of Sai
Date: probably 600–899
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 18.5; W: 51.5; Th: 26.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 4
Height of letters

Description: rectangular block with inscription in its left part; epigraphic field framed by incised line; unworked blank space to the right of inscription
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete

Date: probably 600–899
Chronological systems

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Offices & titles: bishop of Sai (ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲱⲡⲟⲥ ... ⲛ̄ⲍⲁⲏⲁ̣): ll. 1–2
abba (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms: Sai (ⲍⲁⲏⲁ̣): l. 2

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Source: Tsakos 2011–12, fig. 5
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Latest edition: Tsakos 2011–12, pp. 306–8 (no. 9), fig. 5
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TrismegistosTM text 369669

Provenance: Sai
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: unknown
Excavation no.
Present location: Sai, storeroom of French mission
Museum no.

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: fragment of epitaph (?)
Date: probably 600–899
Notes

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 22.1; W: 21.0; Th: 8.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 6
Height of letters

Description: fragment of rectangular (?) stela; epigraphic field framed by incised line
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary; right-hand side with endings of lines and portion of right margin; upper and lower part lost

Date: probably 600–899
Chronological systems

Dating formulae
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Tsakos 2011–12, fig. 6
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