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Text 2953

Provenance
Biga
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cemetery 5, tomb 91 with five burials, plaque found with body no. F
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
tablet
Technique
painted
Type of text
unidentified
Language
Greek
Content
unidentified
Date
600–1499
Notes
 
Material
wood
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
not recorded
Lines
3
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription painted on wooden plaque; no photo available
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary
Date
600–1499
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
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Latest edition
Firth 1910, p. 108
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 2954

Provenance
Sur island
Region
Makuria
Findspot
church SR022.A, room G
Excavation no.
SR022.A/25
Present location
Berlin
Museum no.
 
Medium
manuscript
Technique
painted
Type of text
unidentified
Language
Old Nubian
Content
unidentified
Date
1000–1499
Notes
4th Cataract
Material
leather
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
unknown
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of rolled piece of leather
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary (?)
Date
1000–1499
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Näser – Tsakos 2014, pl. 7
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Source
 
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Näser – Tsakos 2014, p. 979, pls. 6, 7
Other editions
 
Other publications
Billig 2007, pp. 93–4, fig. 18
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Text 2955

Provenance
Sur island
Region
Makuria
Findspot
church SR022.A, room G
Excavation no.
SR022.A/177 text 1 + 6 +7 + 22 + 44 + 53 + 108 + 109 + 110
Present location
Berlin
Museum no.
 
Medium
manuscript: leaf
Technique
painted
Type of text
literary: homiletic
Language
Greek
Content
fragments of two homilies of John Chrysostom: first homily on the title of Psalm 50 and second homily on penitence, coming most probably from one codex
Date
900–1099
Notes
4th Cataract
Material
parchment
Object dimensions
text 6) H: 4.2; W: 3.6
text 110) H: 23.5; W: 21
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
black; red in initials and filling of the letter phi
Lines
text 6) i: 5; ii: ?
text 110) i: 29; ii: 26 or 27 (?)
Height of letters
 
Description
texts 1, 6, 7, 22, 44, and 53 belong to one leaf with fragment of homily on Psalm 50; texts 108, 109, and 110 contain fragments of second homily on penitence; all pieces most probably belong to the same codex, although their position within it is impossible to ascertain, as no pagination has been preserved
Decorative elements
decorative initials; red-filled letters phi
State of preservation
fragments of several leaves of one codex; text 110 is the most extensively preserved, with complete upper margin and large portions of both side margins preserved
Date
900–1099
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Näser – Tsakos 2014, pl. 8
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Source
Näser – Tsakos 2014, pl. 9
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Näser – Tsakos 2014, pp. 978, 980–982, pls. 8, 9, fig. 2
Other editions
 
Other publications
Billig 2007, p. 94, fig. 22; Näser 2007, pp. 44–45, fig. 5; Näser 2008, pp. 77–79, fig. 5; Näser 2013, p. 465, fig. 11; Tsakos 2016, pp. 640, 649
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Text 2956

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
building outside cathedral
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
tablet
Technique
painted
Type of text
document: letter
Language
Coptic
Content
letter of a cleric complaining about the conduct of a colleague
Date
600–1199
Notes
 
Material
wood
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
not recorded
Height of letters
 
Description
no photo available
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
 
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
 
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Frend 1968, p. 324
Other editions
 
Other publications
Frend 1972, p. 228
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Text 2957

Provenance
Nag' el-Sheima
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
sector H/II, room b
Excavation no.
76399
Present location
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Museum no.
A 399
Medium
metal object
Technique
casting
Type of text
unidentified
Language
unidentified
Content
unidentified monogram
Date
600–1399
Notes
 
Material
iron
Object dimensions
H: 6.4; W: 2.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
monogram
Height of letters
 
Description
metal pendant in form of monogram
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
600–1399
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Catalogue Innsbruck 1978, fig. 28 (middle)
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Source
 
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Catalogue Innsbruck 1978, p. 40 (no. 183), fig. 28 (middle)
Other editions
 
Other publications
Catalogue Vienna 1979, pp. 47–8 (no. F 1), fig. 33 (left); Bietak – Schwarz 1987, p. 45, pl. 35; Bietak – Schwarz 1988, p. 217, pl. 1.8
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Text 2958

Provenance
Sur island
Region
Makuria
Findspot
church SR022.A, room G
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Berlin
Museum no.
 
Medium
manuscript
Technique
painted
Type of text
subliterary: magical
Language
unidentified
Content
unidentified
Date
1000–1499
Notes
4th Cataract
Material
leather
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
unknown
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of folded piece of leather
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete (?)
Date
1000–1499
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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Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Näser – Tsakos 2014, p. 979
Other editions
 
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Text 2959

Provenance
Banganarti
Region
Makuria
Findspot
lower church, west end of main nave (room 18), north wall; accompanying painting of saint warrior on horseback spearing a prostrated figure (S/18/N1)
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Banganarti, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
painted (dipinto)
Type of text
legend
Language
unidentified
Content
name of Maximianos serving as legend to the representation of prostrated man, probably emperor, speared by warrior saint on horseback
Date
900–1099
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 4; W: 8
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
1
Height of letters
c. 4
Description
inscription written with black ink above the head of prostrated man speared by warrior saint on horseback
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete, only beginning preserved
Date
900–1099
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Banganarti, fig. 31
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
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Latest edition
I. Banganarti 1 26, figs. 30 & 31
Other editions
 
Other publications
Żurawski 2011, p. 255; Deptuła 2011, p. 270; Żurawski 2012, p. 227; Żurawski 2016d, p. 44, CIEN 8, no. 129
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Text 2960

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Polish-Sudanese excavations, found in niche in west wall of south pastophorium of northern church
Excavation no.
G.12.01
Present location
Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima (lost)
Museum no.
not registered
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
epitaph of unidentified man
Date
circa 800–899
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
15
Height of letters
not recorded
Description
Incomplete slab with the nearly complete lower margin, large fragment of right one and a small fragment of left one preserved; upper part broken off. The front surface severely worn and barely legible, especially in middle and lower parts. The epigraphic field contained in a shallow recess; wide lower margin slightly elevated and left uninscribed, serving most probably for mounting the slab into the tomb superstructure. The letters were painted black.
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete, small portions of side margins and almost complete lower margin preserved; surface severely worn and barely legible, especially in middle and lower parts
Date
circa 800–899
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
ⲡⲁⲭⲱ̣[ⲛ] ⲕ̣[?
Transcription
"Pachon 2[x?]" (l. 2)
Months
ⲡⲁⲭⲱ̣[ⲛ]
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 20
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. Ghazali 20
Other editions
 
Other publications
Obłuski 2014, p. 200; Ochała, in: Obłuski et alii 2015, pp. 439–40
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Text 2961

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Polish-Sudanese excavations, northern church, re-used in pavement of main nave, at entrance to staircase, inscribed face upwards
Excavation no.
G.12.02
Present location
Ghazali, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
epitaph of unidentified person
Date
700–999
Notes
’God of the spirits' type
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: +37; W: 40
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
grey
Text colour
 
Lines
8
Height of letters
ca. 1.8
Description
Incompletely preserved rectangular slab. Lower left corner broken off; all margins preserved, top and right apparently complete. Lower part broken into two pieces. The epigraphic field framed by incised line, preserved only in the right margin. The inscribed surface almost completely eroded and defaced, legible only in the upper right corner and right margin.
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete, lower left corner broken off, original margins preserved; lower part broken into two pieces; inscribed surface almost completely eroded and defaced, legible only in upper right corner and right margin
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 7
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. Ghazali 7
Other editions
 
Other publications
Obłuski 2014, p. 200; Ochała, in: Obłuski et alii 2015, p. 440
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Text 2962

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
north church, outer facade of south wall, east part; above drawing DS.28 (camel with rider)
Excavation no.
GS.23
Present location
Ghazali, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of St Onnophrios
Date
600–999
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 2.6; W: 17
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription scratched on the wall, above depiction of camel with rider, uncertain whether connected to the drawing
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
600–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
PCMA Archive, photo G. Ochała
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Source
 
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Obłuski 2014, p. 200, fig. 5
Other editions
 
Other publications
Obłuski 2019, p. 147, fig. 76
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Text 2963

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
north church, outer facade of south wall, west part (to the right of south entrance); to the right and above inscription GS.22
Excavation no.
GS.21
Present location
Ghazali, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
liturgical: prayer
Language
Greek
Content
Agnus Dei prayer
Date
600–999
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 8; W: ca. 46
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
2
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription scratched on the wall; originally partly covered by pilaster of S church; text going down towards the end
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
600–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Obłuski – Ochała 2016, fig. 5
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Obłuski – Ochała 2016, p. 72, fig. 5
Other editions
 
Other publications
Obłuski 2014, p. 200; Ochała 2016a, p. 1280; CIEN 4, no. 66; Ochała in Obłuski 2017, p. 381; Obłuski 2018, p. 157, pl. 3
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Text 2964

Provenance
Dongola
Region
Makuria
Findspot
monastery on kom H, unit S (H.B.2), room 1A, south wall, above painting of saint; to the left of DBMNT 2965
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Dongola, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
painted (dipinto)
Type of text
legend
Language
Greek
Content
name of St Menas serving as legend to his representation
Date
1050–1350
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
red
Lines
not recorded
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription painted above head of saint
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
1050–1350
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Łajtar 2014d, p. 287
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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