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Provenance: Aswan
Region: Egypt
Findspot: Deir Anba Hadra, church, south wall of north aisle, 1.9 m above floor level
Excavation no.
Present location: Aswan, Deir Anba Hadra, in situ
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: epitaph of Petro, monk in Deir Anba Hadra
Date: 19 April 962
Notes: the only mention of King Zacharias III

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: H: 22; W: 39
Object colour
Text colour: red-brown
Lines: 6
Height of letters: 0.5–3.5

Description: five lines of painted inscription
Decorative elements
State of preservation: text almost complete, endings of lines 1–2 damaged; obliterated in left-hand and lower parts

Date: 19 April 962
Chronological systems: regnal years
Egyptian calendar
Era of Diocletian

Dating formulae: ϩⲓ ⲧⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ̣ [ⲁ̄] ⲛ̄ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ
ⲁⲡⲟ ⲇⲓⲟⲕ/ ⲭ̄︤ⲟ︦ⲏ︥ ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲩ ⲕⲇ
Transcription: "in year [1] of Zacharias, king" (ll. 2–3)
"(in the year) from Diocletian 678, (in the month of) Pharmouthi, day 24" (ll. 4–5)
Months: ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles: brother (= monk) (ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ): l. 2
king (ⲡⲣⲣⲟ): l. 3

Toponyms & ethnonyms: monastery of Apa Hadra (ⲡⲙⲁⲛϣⲱ(ⲡⲉ) ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲭⲁⲧⲣⲉ): ll. 13-14

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Dijkstra – Van der Vliet 2003, fig. 2
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Latest edition: Dijkstra – Van der Vliet 2003, pp. 31–9, figs. 1–2
Other editions: Bouriant 1894, p. 136 (no. 4)

Other publications: Monneret de Villard 1927, p. 9; Munier 1930–1, p. 479; CSCN, pp. 210, 211, 213, 216; Werner 2013, pp. 100–1, with n. 21; Łajtar 2014b, n. 22, on p. 226

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Provenance: Kalabsha (?)
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: unknown
Excavation no.
Present location: Ägyptisches Museum der Universität Leipzig (lost)
Museum no.: 680

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Greek
Content: epitaph of Epiphanios, meizoteros
Date: 550–799
Notes: attributed to Qasr Ibrim but questioned by Richter
'Here lies' type

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 15; W: 10
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 9
Height of letters

Description: rectangular slab; epigraphic field framed by incised line
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete; minor lacuna in lower right corner

Date: 550–799
Chronological systems: Egyptian calendar
indiction

Dating formulae: ⲙ⸌ⲏ⸍ ⲁⲑⲩⲣ ⲕⲑ ⲓⲛⲇ/ ⲉ
Transcription: "in the month of Athyr, (day) 29, in the 5th indiction" (ll. 4–5)
Months: ⲁⲑⲩⲣ
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles: meizoteros (ⲙⲉⲓⲍ⸌ⲟ⸍): l. 4

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Richter 2013, pl. 31
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Source: Richter 1999, p. 297, fig. 1
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Latest edition: Richter 2013, pp. 131–3 (no. 58), pl. 31
Other editions: Richter 1999, passim, esp. 297, fig. 1; SEG 49 2348; SB Kopt. 3 1602

Other publications: Steindorff 1900, p. 238; Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 115; Van der Vliet 2002, pp. 178–84; CIEN 1, no. 34; Berkes 2017, p. 115, table on p. 119

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Provenance: Qasr Ibrim
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery 193 (?)
Excavation no.
Present location: Ägyptisches Museum der Universität Leipzig
Museum no.: 682

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: epitaph of woman Hellene
Date: 800–999
Notes: ϩⲁ ⲡⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ-type

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 19.8; W: 19.5; Th: 3.8
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 11
Height of letters

Description: rectangular slab; epigraphic field framed by incosed border in form of aedicula
Decorative elements: aedicula-type decoration: 2 columns decorated with diagonal lines, supporting architrave decorated with triangles with dots in centre
State of preservation: right upper and left lower corners broken off

Date: 800–999
Chronological systems: Egyptian calendar

Dating formulae: : ⲁⲑⲏⲣ ⲇ̄
Transcription: "Athyr 4" (l. 5)
Months: ⲁⲑⲏⲣ
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Richter 2013, pl. 33
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Richter 2013, pp. 138–9 (no. 63), pl. 33
Other editions: Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 115

Other publications: Steindorff 1900, p. 238; Junker 1925b, pp. 113–17; Krauspe 1987, no. 95/2; Catalogue Hamm 1996, pp. 131 (no. 90b), 318; Krauspe (ed.) 1997, p. 132, fig. 104; Richter 1999, pp. 295–6; Catalogue Leipzig 2008, p. 27 (no. 53); CIEN 1, no. 40

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Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (or Faras)
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery 193 (?)
Excavation no.
Present location: Ägyptisches Museum der Universität Leipzig (lost)
Museum no.: 686

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: epitaph of Marianou, eparch
Date: 16 September 1092
Notes: pronoia-type
Junker 1925b, Richter 1999, SBKopt. – AD 1093

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 45; W: 23
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 20
Height of letters

Description: roughly rectangular slab with rounded bottom edge
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete but for a hole in centre of bottom part damaging text; surface slightly damaged but text almost completely legible

Date: 16 September 1092
Chronological systems: Egyptian calendar
Era of the Martyrs

Dating formulae: ⲑⲱ̄ⲑ ⲓ︤ⲑ̣̄ [ⲁ]ⲡ̣ⲟ̣ ⲙ̣ⲁⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍ ⲱ̄ⲑ̄ :
Transcription: "Thoth 19, (in the year) from the Martyrs 809" (ll. 9–10)
Months: ⲑⲱ̄ⲑ
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles: eparch (ⲉⲡⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍): l. 9
kratistos (ⲕⲣⲁ⸌ⲧ⸍): l. 9

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Richter 2013, pl. 36
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Source: Richter 1999, p. 298, fig. 2
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Latest edition: Richter 2013, pp. 143–6 (no. 66), pl. 36
Other editions: Richter 1999, passim, esp. 297–9, fig. 2; SB Kopt. 3 1603

Other publications: Steindorff 1900, p. 238; Weissbrodt 195/6, p. 22 (no. 24); Junker 1925b, passim, esp. pp. 112, 132; Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 115; CSCN, table 11 on p. 72; CIEN 1, no. 43

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Provenance: Qasr Ibrim
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery 193 (?)
Excavation no.
Present location: Ägyptisches Museum der Universität Leipzig (lost)
Museum no.: 687

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Coptic
Content: epitaph of woman Isousiko, daughter of Bishop Markos
Date: probably 12 October 1034
Notes: pronoia-type
Richter 1999 and SBKopt. – AD 1035; Junker 1925b – AD 1053 (printing error?)
12 October 1034 fell on Saturday

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 41; W: 24
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 21
Height of letters

Description: rectangular slab; epigraphic field framed by raised border; script bigger in ll. 1–4 and twice smaller in rest of epitaph
Decorative elements: 3 decorative crosses in l. 1
State of preservation: incomplete; lower part lost

Date: probably 12 October 1034
Chronological systems: Era of the Martyrs
day of the week
Egyptian calendar

Dating formulae: ⲫⲁⲱⲫⲏ̣ : ⲓⲉ̣ : [ⲏⲙ]ⲉⲣⲁ [ⲥ]ⲁⲃⲃⲁ⸌ⲧ⸍ ⲁⲡⲟ ⲙⲁ̣ⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍ : ⲯⲛⲁ :
(day of the month corrected in CIEN 1, no. 42)
Transcription: "Phaophi 15, Saturday, (in the year) from the Martyrs 751" (ll. 15–16)
Months: ⲫⲁⲱⲫⲏ
Weakdays: ⲏⲙ]ⲉⲣⲁ [ⲥ]ⲁⲃⲃⲁ⸌ⲧ⸍
Feasts

Offices & titles: bishop (ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕ̣ⲟ̣ⲡ̣ⲟ̣ⲥ̣): l. 10

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Richter 2013, pl. 35
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Source: Richter 1999, p. 302, fig. 3
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Richter 2013, pp. 141–3 (no. 65), pl. 35
Other editions: Richter 1999, passim, esp. 301–3, fig. 3; SB Kopt. 3 1604

Other publications: Steindorff 1900, p. 238; Junker 1925b, passim, esp. pp. 112, 132; Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 115; CSBE(2), p. 316, n. 2; van der Vliet 2011a, p. 204; CSCN, table 11 on p. 72, p. 338; CIEN 1, no. 42

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Provenance: Adindan
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery 228, tomb 3
Excavation no.
Present location: unknown
Museum no.

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Greek
Content: epitaph of Barnabas, priest
Date: 31 March 711 or 31 March 712
Notes: 10 indiction would be correct

Material: limestone
Object dimensions: not recorded
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 16
Height of letters

Description: round topped stela; epigraphic field framed by raised border in form of aedicula
Decorative elements: aedicula-type decoration: 2 composite columns supporting conch
State of preservation: complete

Date: 31 March 711 or 31 March 712
Chronological systems: Egyptian calendar
indiction
Era of Diocletian

Dating formulae: ⲙ⸌ⲏ⸍ ⲫⲁⲣ⸌ⲑ⸍ ⲉ ⲓⲛⲇ⸌ⲥ⸍ ⲑ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲓⲟⲓⲕ⸌ⲗ⸍ ⲩⲕⲏ

(transcription by Ochała)
Transcription: "in the month of Pharmouthi, (day) 5, in the 9th indiction, in the year from Diocletian 428" (ll. 14–16)
Months: ⲫⲁⲣ⸌ⲑ⸍
Weakdays
Feasts

Offices & titles: priest (ⲡⲣ/): l. 4

Toponyms & ethnonyms

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Source: Smith 1962, fig. on p. 8
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Latest edition: Smith 1962, pp. 6–8, fig. on p. 8, pl. 1.2
Other editions

Other publications: CSBE(2), p. 73; CSCN, table 11 on p. 72, p. 117

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Provenance: Tafa
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery
Excavation no.
Present location: Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Museum no.: 12705

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Arabic
Content: epitaph of 'Ā'isha
Date: 19 December 967
Notes: 19 December fell on Thursday

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 77; W: 24
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 13
Height of letters

Description: sandstone stela
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete

Date: 19 December 967
Chronological systems: day of the week
Era of the Saracens
Islamic calendar

Dating formulae
Transcription: "on Wednesday, when thirteen (days) passed of (the month of) Muḥarram, year three hundred fifty-seven" (ll. 11–14)
Months: Muḥarram
Weakdays: Wednesday
Feasts

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Toponyms & ethnonyms

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Wiet 1937, p. 142 (no. 1897) (= TEI 5542)
Other editions: RCEA 5 1636

Other publications: Monneret de Villard 1938, p. 118, n. 3; CSCN, table 25 on p. 171

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Provenance: Arminna
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: reused in construction of later (Christian?) grave
Excavation no.
Present location: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Museum no.: 801

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Arabic
Content: epitaph of Safi
Date: 27 March 1010
Notes: 27 March fell on Monday

Material: limestone
Object dimensions: H: 55; W: 39; Th: 13
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 7
Height of letters

Description: roughly rectangular slab; broad empty lower margin
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete

Date: 27 March 1010
Chronological systems: day of the week
Era of the Saracens
Islamic calendar

Dating formulae
Transcription: "on Friday, when eight (days) passed of the month of Sha‘bān of the year four hundred" (ll. 6–7)
Months: Sha‘bān
Weakdays: Friday
Feasts

Offices & titles: client: l. 5

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Grohmann 1926, fig. on p. 224
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Latest edition: RCEA 6 2142 (= TEI 6048)
Other editions: Junker 1925a, p. 167 (no. 1); Grohmann 1926, pp. 223–5 (no. 2), fig. on p. 224

Other publications: Monneret de Villard 1938, p. 118; CSCN, p. 169, table 25 on p. 171

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Provenance: Derr
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery
Excavation no.
Present location: Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Museum no.: 13513

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Arabic
Content: epitaph of Fāṭima
Date: 26 October 1027
Notes: all elements of date coincide

Material: marble
Object dimensions: H: 86; W: 85
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 14
Height of letters

Description: round-topped altar slab; epigraphic field framed by raised border on all sides (with small brake in lower margin), also inscribed
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete, but broken vertically into two

Date: 26 October 1027
Chronological systems: day of the week
Era of the Saracens
Islamic calendar

Dating formulae
Transcription: "on the night of Thursday, when eight days remained of the month of Ramaḍān (= 22 Ramaḍān), year four hundred eighteen" (ll. 12–14)
Months: Ramaḍān
Weakdays: Thursday
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Wiet 1939, pl. 16
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Latest edition: Wiet 1939, p. 85 (no. 2165), pl. 16 (= TEI 6361)
Other editions: RCEA 6 2358

Other publications: Strzygowski 1930, p. 279, fig. 264; Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 101; 2, pl. 48 (upper right?); Monneret de Villard 1938, p. 118; Miles 1941, p. 106; Flood 2001, p. 64, no. 3; CSCN, p. 169, table 25 on p. 171

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Provenance: Tafa
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery
Excavation no.
Present location: Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Museum no.: 12706

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Arabic
Content: epitaph of Fāṭima
Date: 29 October 1088–7 November 1088
Notes: RCEA VII 2765 – 1–17 November

Material: granite
Object dimensions: H: 21; W: 57
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 12
Height of letters

Description: sandstone stela
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete, lower part damaged

Date: 29 October 1088–7 November 1088
Chronological systems: Era of the Saracens
Islamic calendar

Dating formulae
Transcription: "[on day ...]teen (of the month of) Sha‘bān, year four hunderd eigthy-one" (ll. 10–12)
Months: Sha‘bān
Weakdays
Feasts

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Latest edition: Wiet 1939, p. 170 (no. 2305) (= TEI 6677)
Other editions: RCEA 7 2765

Other publications: CSCN, pp. 168, 169, table 24 on p. 170

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Provenance: Tafa
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery
Excavation no.
Present location: Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Museum no.: 12703

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Arabic
Content: epitaph of 'Ā'isha
Date: 7 March 1096
Notes: RCEA VIII 2862 – 6 March

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 73; W: 26
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 15
Height of letters

Description: sandstone stela
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete

Date: 7 March 1096
Chronological systems: day of the week
Era of the Saracens
Islamic calendar

Dating formulae
Transcription: "on Friday, when eight nights passed of the month of Rabī‘ I of the year four hundred eighty-nine" (ll. 11–13)
Months: Rabī‘ I
Weakdays: Friday
Feasts

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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Wiet 1939, p. 173 (no. 2309) (= TEI 6995)
Other editions: RCEA 8 2862

Other publications: Monneret de Villard 1938, p. 118, n. 3; CSCN, p. 168, table 24 on p. 170, table 25 on p. 171

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Provenance: Tafa
Region: Nobadia
Findspot: cemetery
Excavation no.
Present location: Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Museum no.: 12716

Medium: stela
Technique: incised
Type of text: epitaph
Language: Arabic
Content: epitaph of Jamāna
Date: 4 February 1113
Notes: RCEA VIII 2950 – 16 February 1112, but this date fell in mid-Shaaban a year earlier; the actual date fell on 4 February 1113, which was also Tuesday

Material: sandstone
Object dimensions: H: 48; W: 34
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines: 10
Height of letters

Description: rectangular sandstone stela
Decorative elements
State of preservation: complete

Date: 4 February 1113
Chronological systems: day of the week
Era of the Saracens
Islamic calendar

Dating formulae
Transcription: "on Tuesday, in the middle of (the month of) Sha‘bān, year five hundred six" (ll. 8–10)
Months: Sha‘bān
Weakdays: Tuesday
Feasts

Offices & titles

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Wiet 1939, pl. 32
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Latest edition: Wiet 1939, p. 184 (no. 2322), pl. 32 (= TEI 7626)
Other editions: RCEA 8 2950

Other publications: Monneret de Villard 1938, p. 118, n. 3; CSCN, p. 168, table 24 on p. 170, table 25 on p. 171

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