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TrismegistosTM text 371386

Provenance: Sonqi Tino
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: church, room 3 (south pastophorium), south wall
Excavation no.: DON27
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: incised (graffito)
Type of text: visitor's inscription
Language: Greek
Content: inscription left by unidentified deacon of abba Georgios, bishop of Pachoras
Date: 1000–1399
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: one line of incised inscription
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete, beginning lost

Date: 1000–1399
Chronological systems

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Offices & titles: deacon (ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ): l. 1
abba (ⲁⲃ): l. 1
bishop of Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲉⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲡⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms: Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲡⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍): l. 1

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: La Sapienza Archive
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Latest edition: unpublished; in preparation by Sonqi Tino Collaborative; mentioned in Donadoni 1975, p. 35
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Provenance
Region
Findspot
Excavation no.
Present location
Museum no.

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Technique
Type of text
Language
Content: the same as DBMNT 2788
Date
Notes

Material
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Description
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State of preservation

Date
Chronological systems

Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Source
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TrismegistosTM text 371388

Provenance: Sonqi Tino
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: church, room 1 (north pastophorium), east wall, northeast corner
Excavation no.: DON79
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: incised (graffito)
Type of text: private prayer
Language: Greek
Content: prayer to God
Date: 1000–1399
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 4
Height of letters

Description: four lines of incised inscription
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete, beginning of lines damaged

Date: 1000–1399
Chronological systems

Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: photo A. Tsakos
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Latest edition: unpublished; in preparation by Sonqi Tino Collaborative; mentioned in Donadoni 1975, p. 36
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TrismegistosTM text 371389

Provenance: Sonqi Tino
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: church, room 3 (south pastophorium), south wall
Excavation no.: DON39/1–4
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: incised (graffito)
Type of text: visitor's inscription
Language: Old Nubian
Content: inscription left by Papa, archpriest
Date: 1000–1399
Notes: the same with DBMNT 2902

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 3
Height of letters

Description: three lines of inscription incised in plaster; l. 3 was interpreted by Laisney 2012 as three different inscriptions, but it most probably belongs to the same text
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete but illegible in places, especially ending of lines

Date: 1000–1399
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Offices & titles: archpriest (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍⳦): l. 2

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Laisney 2012, fig. 1
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Latest edition: Laisney 2012, p. 608 (no. 8) + p. 606 (nos. 1–3), fig. 1
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Other publications: Donadoni 1975, pp. 34, 36

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TrismegistosTM text 371390

Provenance: Sonqi Tino
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: church, room 6 (south vestibule), east wall; to the left of the painted representation of Archangel Michael, at the height of his shoulders; above DBMNT 1434
Excavation no.: DON1
Present location: Museo del Vicino Oriente e Mediterraneo, Rome (?)
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: private prayer
Language: Greek
Content: prayer by Paple, deacon
Date: 1000–1399
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 4
Height of letters

Description: four lines of painted inscription
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete, beginning of lines damaged

Date: 1000–1399
Chronological systems

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Offices & titles: deacon of Great (Church of) Jesus (ⲓ̄ⲥ̄ ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ̣⸍ ⲇⲓⲁ̣⸌ⲕ̣⸍): l. 4

Toponyms & ethnonyms: Great (Church of) Jesus (ⲓ̄ⲥ̄ ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ̣⸍): l. 4

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: La Sapienza Archive
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Latest edition: unpublished; in preparation by Sonqi Tino Collaborative; mentioned in Donadoni 1975, p. 37
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TrismegistosTM text 371391

Provenance: Sonqi Tino
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: church, arcade between rooms 5 (naos) and 8, south side
Excavation no.: DON68
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: private prayer
Language: Greek
Content: prayer to God by one Papli
Date: 1000–1399
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 3
Height of letters

Description: three lines of painted inscription
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete, crack in left part, ink obliterated

Date: 1000–1399
Chronological systems

Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms: Great (Church of) Jesus (ⲓ̄ⲥ︦ ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍): l. 3

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: photo V. Laisney
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Latest edition: unpublished; in preparation by Sonqi Tino Collaborative; mentioned in Donadoni 1975, p. 37
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TrismegistosTM text 371392

Provenance: Sonqi Tino
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: church, room 8, west wall; to the right of painting of Christ protecting King Georgios, above right part of legend (DBMNT 1839)
Excavation no.
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: private prayer
Language: Greek
Content: prayer with Psalm 62:2 by Papli, deacon
Date: 1000–1399
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: one line of painted inscription
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete apart from lacuna in middle of text

Date: 1000–1399
Chronological systems

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Transcription
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Weakdays
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Offices & titles: deacon of Great (Church of) Jesus (ⲓ̄ⲥ̄ ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍ ⲇ̣[ⲓⲁ]⸌ⲕ⸍): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms: Great (Church of) Jesus (ⲓ̄ⲥ̄ ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍): l. 1

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: photo V. Laisney
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: unpublished; in preparation by Sonqi Tino Collaborative; mentioned in Donadoni 1975, p. 37
Other editions

Other publications: Łajtar 2015–2016, p. 129 (no. 21); Łajtar 2021a, fig. 12.4

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TrismegistosTM text 371393

Provenance: Sonqi Tino
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: church, room 8, south wall, near soytheast corner; to the left of painted figure of Archangel protecting king; above DBMNT 2898
Excavation no.: DON66
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: private prayer
Language: Greek
Content: prayer left by unidentified person
Date: 1000–1399
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 8
Height of letters

Description: eight lines of painted inscription
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete, right part lacking

Date: 1000–1399
Chronological systems

Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: photo V. Laisney
Image: Full-size image

Source
Image: Full-size image

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: unpublished; in preparation by Sonqi Tino Collaborative; mentioned in Donadoni 1975, p. 37
Other editions

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TrismegistosTM text 371394

Provenance: Sonqi Tino
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: church, room 1 (north pastophorium), west wall, northwest corner
Excavation no.: DON78
Present location: not preserved
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: incised or painted (graffito or dipinto)
Type of text: private prayer
Language: Greek
Content: prayer to Archangel Michael
Date: 1000–1399
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 2
Height of letters

Description: two lines of inscription
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete, damaged in right part

Date: 1000–1399
Chronological systems

Dating formulae
Transcription
Months
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Source
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: unpublished; in preparation by Sonqi Tino Collaborative; mentioned in Donadoni 1975, p. 37
Other editions

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TrismegistosTM text 371395

Provenance: Sonqi Tino
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: church, room 2 (sanctuary), south wall
Excavation no.: DON12+13
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: private prayer
Language: Greek
Content: prayer to Archangel Michael by Ilia
Date: 1000–1399
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 4
Height of letters

Description: four long lines of painted inscription
Decorative elements
State of preservation: fragmentary, beginning and possibly ending of lines preserved, central part destroyed

Date: 1000–1399
Chronological systems