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- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, room 104, fill, east side
- Excavation no.
- Gh.2015.2.039
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- stela
- Technique
- incised before firing & painted
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- Greek
- Content
- fragment of epitaph
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- terracotta
- Object dimensions
- H: 12; W: 10.6; Th: 1.7–1.8
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- core black, front and sides red, back greyish red
- Text colour
- white
- Lines
- 5
- Height of letters
- 1.8–2.5
- Description
- Lower right corner of a plaque. The epigraphic field framed by a double incised line. Traces of white paint inside the letters and the borderlines. The last line written on the incised border.
Porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite). - Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; lower right corner with part of left and lower margins and ending of five lowermost lines
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 120
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Text 4244
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-120, mounted in the western end of the mastaba
- Excavation no.
- T.120
- Present location
- Ghazali, in situ
- Museum no.
- Medium
- stela
- Technique
- incised & painted
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- Coptic
- Content
- fragment of epitaph
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- sandstone
- Object dimensions
- H: 19; W: c. 35; Th: 7
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- greyish white
- Text colour
- black
- Lines
- 4
- Height of letters
- 1.5–2.5
- Description
- Lower part of a slab with the bottom margin apparently complete, but invisible (mounted in the mastaba), and the lowermost part of both side margins preserved, but left margin largely invisible (mounted in the superstructure). The letters painted black.
- Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary, upper part lacking; stone powdery; inscription heavily obliterated
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 121
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Text 4245
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, fill above southern church
- Excavation no.
- G.13.005
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- stela
- Technique
- incised before firing & painted
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- Greek
- Content
- fragment of epitaph
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- terracotta
- Object dimensions
- H: 15; W: 29.6; Th: 2.5
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- core black, front and sides red, back completely eroded
- Text colour
- white
- Lines
- 2 (3 reconstructed)
- Height of letters
- 2–2.5
- Description
- Two joining pieces from the lower part of a plaque, with a large part of the bottom margin and a small lowermost fragment of the right one preserved. The epigraphic field framed by incised line, leaving uninscribed margins of ca. 2 cm. The letters were painted white after firing.
Porous Nile clay with considerable organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite). - Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; upper part lacking; back surface completely eroded
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 122
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Text 4246
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, room 94, above pottery deposit
- Excavation no.
- Gh.2015.2.024
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- stela
- Technique
- incised before firing
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- Greek
- Content
- fragment of epitaph of unidentified man
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- terracotta
- Object dimensions
- H: 13.5; W: 18; Th: 2–2.3
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- core grey, front red, back greyish red to black
- Text colour
- Lines
- 4 (5 reconstructed)
- Height of letters
- 1.9–2.6
- Description
- Two joining pieces of the middle left-hand part of a plaque with a fragment of the right margin preserved.
Porous Nile clay with small organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite). - Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; fragment of central left margin
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 150
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Text 4247
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, fill of southern church
- Excavation no.
- G.13.017
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- stela
- Technique
- incised
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- Greek
- Content
- fragment of epitaph
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- sandstone
- Object dimensions
- H: 12.7; W: 9; Th: 4.5
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- originally white; after conservation front surface light brown
- Text colour
- Lines
- 3
- Height of letters
- 2–2.5
- Description
- fragment of a slab, without margins
- Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; fragment of central part of stela; no margins preseved; before conservation very fragile and powdery, after it more durable but original colour lost
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 125
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Text 4248
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, all fragments apart from the lower left corner re-used in the fill of the burial pit of tomb Ghz-2-148; the lower left corner found apparently in situ in the western end of the mastaba of this tomb
- Excavation no.
- Gh.2016.1.142
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- stela
- Technique
- incised before firing
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- Coptic
- Content
- fragment of epitaph
- Date
- 6 June 764–773
- Notes
- Material
- terracotta
- Object dimensions
- H: 33; W: 36; Th: 2.5–3 (5 in badly burnt part)
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- core black, front red with black spots, back red to grey
- Text colour
- Lines
- 10
- Height of letters
- part 1: 1.1–2 (ϥ: 3)
part 2: 2–4 (ϩ: 5)
- Description
- Nine joining pieces forming the lower and central parts of a rectangular plaque, with more than a half of the lower margin and the lowermost part of the left one preserved; a tiny fragment of the right margin survives in the top of the piece. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving the margins of 1.8–2 cm on the left, 1.2–1.5 cm on the right, and 2–2.3 cm on the bottom. On the back impression of mat on which the stela dried up in the sun. The central lower part of the plaque very thick and deformed as a result of overburning.
Text visually divided into two parts: ll. 1–4 written in small and narrow letters, ll. 5–10 in bigger and widely spaced; perhaps parts written by different hands.
Porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite). - Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; put together from nine pieces; lower left corner with fragments of lower and left margins preserved as well as small piece of right margin in upper part of preserved fragment (central part of stela); central lower part very thick and deformed as result of overburning
- Date
- 6 June 764–773
- Chronological systems
- Egyptian calendar
Era of Diocletian
- Dating formulae
- ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲛ[ⲟⲟⲩⲥ] ⲙ̣ⲡⲉ[ⲃⲟⲧ ⲡⲁⲩⲛ]ⲓ̣ ⲁⲡⲟ ⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏ̄ [ⲉ]ⲧ̣ⲏ ⲩ̄ⲡ̄[ ̣?]
- Transcription
- "on the twelfth of the month of Payni (?), in the year 48x (?) from Diocletian" (ll. 2–3)
- Months
- [ⲡⲁⲩⲛ]ⲓ̣
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 127
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Text 4249
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-121, mounted in the western end of the mastaba
- Excavation no.
- T.121
- Present location
- Ghazali, in situ
- Museum no.
- Medium
- stela
- Technique
- incised & painted
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- Coptic
- Content
- fragment of epitaph
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- sandstone
- Object dimensions
- H: 31; W: 36; Th: 9
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- grey
- Text colour
- black
- Lines
- 4
- Height of letters
- 2–2.5
- Description
- Lower part of a slab with complete lower margin and a large part of the left one preserved; the right edge of the slab preserved, but the margin completely destroyed, just like the whole upper part of the front surface. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving the uninscribed margin of 4 cm on the left and 7.5 cm on the bottom. Traces of black paint inside the letters.
- Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary, upper part lacking
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 129
- Other editions
- Other publications
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Text 4250
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, room 104, fill in east part
- Excavation no.
- Gh.2017.1.070
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- stela
- Technique
- incised
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- Coptic
- Content
- fragment of epitaph
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- terracotta
- Object dimensions
- H: ; W:
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- grey
- Text colour
- black
- Lines
- 4
- Height of letters
- 2–2.5
- Description
- Fragment of a plaque, without margins. Inscription was probably scratched after firing.
Porous Nile clay with considerable organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite). - Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; no margins preserved
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 131
- Other editions
- Other publications
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Text 4251
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, re-used in the fill of the burial pit of tomb Ghz-2-148
- Excavation no.
- Gh.2016.1.146
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- stela
- Technique
- incised before firing & painted
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- Coptic
- Content
- fragment of epitaph
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- terracotta
- Object dimensions
- H: 14.8; W: 17; Th: 3.3 (5.5–6 with border)
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- core black, surface red
- Text colour
- black
- Lines
- 4
- Height of letters
- 2.5–3.7
- Description
- lower right corner of plaque; epigraphic field framed by raised border 1.2 cm high, forming Lower right corner of a plaque. The epigraphic field framed by a raised border 1.2 cm high and 1.4–2 cm wide. The surface of the stela was red-slipped and the letters painted black before (?) firing. The back was roughly worked.
Porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite). - Decorative elements
- decorative cross in the lowermost line
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; lower right corner with ending of four lowermost lines
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 135
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Text 4252
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, threshold between rooms 55 and 60, inside room 60
- Excavation no.
- Gh.2014.2.002
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- stela
- Technique
- incised
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- Greek
- Content
- fragment of epitaph of a priest or a bishop
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- marble
- Object dimensions
- H: 18.5; W: 16; Th: 6–7
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- front surface blueish grey, back dark grey
- Text colour
- Lines
- 7
- Height of letters
- 0.8–1.5
- Description
- Lower right-hand part of a slab with fragments of the lower and right margins preserved. The back and sides roughly worked.
- Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary, lower right corner; corner broken off, but not affecting the text
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- priest or bishop (ⲓ̈ⲉⲣⲁ[ⲧⲉⲓⲁⲥ]): ll. 4–5
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 136
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Text 4253
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-124B, mounted in the western end of the mastaba
- Excavation no.
- T.124B
- Present location
- Ghazali, in situ
- Museum no.
- Medium
- stela
- Technique
- incised & painted
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- Coptic
- Content
- fragment of epitaph
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- sandstone
- Object dimensions
- H: 18; W: 27; Th: 7
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- greyish white
- Text colour
- black
- Lines
- 3
- Height of letters
- c. 2
- Description
- Lower part of a slab with complete lower margin and lower part of both side margins preserved. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving uninscribed margin of ca. 2 cm on the left, ca. 3 cm on the right, and ca. 3 cm on the bottom. The frame and the letters painted black.
- Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; upper part lacking; stone extremely powdery and fragile; lines 1–2 visible at the moment of discovery now almost completely illegible
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 137
- Other editions
- Other publications
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- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, room 21, level 1
- Excavation no.
- Gh.2014.1.006
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- stela
- Technique
- incised
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- Coptic
- Content
- fragment of epitaph
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- sandstone
- Object dimensions
- H: 14; W: +13.5; Th. max: 6
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- yellowish grey
- Text colour
- Lines
- 2
- Height of letters
- 1–1.6
- Description
- Lower right corner of a slab. The epigraphic field framed by a double incised line, leaving uninscribed outer margin of 0.5–1 cm on the right and 1.5 cm on the bottom. Lower part of the epigraphic field left uninscribed. Letters and borderlines very shallowly incised.
- Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; lower right corner with endings of two lines
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 138
- Other editions
- Other publications
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