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Text 2341

Provenance
Tamit
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Church of Angels, north part of naos, west wall
Excavation no.
 
Present location
not preserved
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription left by Ship.a
Date
1200–1399
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
1 line of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete
Date
1200–1399
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
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Latest edition
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 162 (no. 45c)
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Text 2342

Provenance
Tamit
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
N cemetery
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph (?)
Date
probably 700–999
Notes
 
Material
unidentified
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
7 + 1
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of stela with architectural decoration; text inscribed in main epigraphic field framed by semicircular band as well as in upper left corner and on band itself
Decorative elements
architectural decoration
State of preservation
fragmentary; upper left corner with portion of left margin
Date
probably 700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
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Source
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, fig. 152
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 166, fig. 152
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Text 2343

Provenance
Gindinarri
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
debris in church
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
600–1199
Notes
 
Material
marble
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
3
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of rectangular (?) slab
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; portion of right margin preserved
Date
600–1199
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
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Source
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, fig. 156
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 168, fig. 156
Other editions
 
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Text 2344

Provenance
Gebel Adda
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cemetery east of three churches
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of saint Theodoros
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp; no photo or tracing available
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription complete
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
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Source
 
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Latest edition
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, pp. 180, 282 (no. 9b)
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Text 2345

Provenance
Gebel Adda
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cemetery east of three churches
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
lamp
Technique
unidentified
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of saint Thagenes (?)
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on lamp; no photo or tracing available
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription complete
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
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Source
 
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Latest edition
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, pp. 180, 283 (no. 20)
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Text 2346

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
north church (site NF-36-E/24-E-23), north pastophorium
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 468
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph (?)
Date
600–1299
Notes
Monneret de Villard writeds that the inscription comes from the south church, but Hinkel – Adbelrahman Ali Mohamed 2002 give north curch as the findspot.
Material
unidentified
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
8
Height of letters
 
Description
no photo or tracing available
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
almost completely obliterated
Date
600–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
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Source
 
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Monneret de Villard 1935–1957: 1, p. 193
Other editions
 
Other publications
Hinkel – Adbelrahman Ali Mohamed 2002, p. 25
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Text 2347

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
south church (site NF-36-E/24-E-24.Ch100), tomb no. 2
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
405
Medium
lamp
Technique
casting
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of St Michael (Archangel)
Date
500–799
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription running around the body of the lamp
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
object and inscription complete
Date
500–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Mileham 1910, pl. 20b (left)
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Source
 
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Latest edition
Monneret de Villard 1935–1957: 1, pp. 193, 281 (no. 2)
Other editions
 
Other publications
Mileham 1910, pl. 20b (left); Hinkel – Abdelrahman Ali Mohamed 2002, pp. 21–22, fig. on p. 275
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Text 2348

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
so-called north monastery, near church
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
architectural element
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
unidentified
Language
Greek
Content
unidentified
Date
600–1399
Notes
 
Material
stone
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription on cornice
Decorative elements
frieze of uraei
State of preservation
object fragmentary; inscription fragmentary
Date
600–1399
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
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Source
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, fig. 184
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 195, fig. 184
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Text 2349

Provenance
Meinarti
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
unknown
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum (previously Museum of Wadi Halfa)
Museum no.
SNM 3759 (Halfa 175)
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
unidentified
Content
name of (Archangel) Michael
Date
600–1499
Notes
 
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 23; L: 47; W: 30
Text dimensions
H: 4; W: c. 16
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription scratched on ceramic zir stand
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
object complete; inscription complete
Date
600–1499
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
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Source
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, fig. 212
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Latest edition
Monneret de Villard 1935–1957: 1, p. 220, fig. 212
Other editions
 
Other publications
Welsby 2002, p. 171, fig. 68; Hinkel – Abdelrahman Ali Mohamed 2002, pp. 232–233
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Text 2350

Provenance
Diffinarti
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
church
Excavation no.
 
Present location
not preserved
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
unidentified
Content
inscription left by Matinim, priest
Date
600–1499
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
1 line of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
600–1499
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
priest (⳦): l. 1
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
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Source
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, fig. 220
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Latest edition
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 231, fig. 220
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Text 2351

Provenance
Amara
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
temple, on a column
Excavation no.
 
Present location
not preserved
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
unidentified
Content
inscription left by Paulos
Date
600–1499
Notes
 
Material
stone
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
1 line of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
600–1499
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
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Source
 
Image
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Latest edition
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 236
Other editions
 
Other publications
Lepsius 1849–59: 5 (text), p. 226
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Text 2352

Provenance
Sai
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
rocks on eastern bank
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sai, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
rock
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription left by Mion, oikonomos
Date
600–1499
Notes
 
Material
stone
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
2
Height of letters
 
Description
2 lines of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete
Date
600–1499
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
oikonomos (ⲟⲓⲕⲟ⸌ⲛ⸍): l. 2
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
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Source
Sayce 1910, pl. 41.1
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Latest edition
Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 239 (no. 4)
Other editions
Sayce 1910, p. 266 (no. 1), pl. 41.1; SB 1 3893
Other publications
Monneret de Villard 1938, p. 86
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