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Text 673

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cathedral (church 293), S crypt
Excavation no.
unknown (reg. no. 64/26)
Present location
unknown (lost)
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek/Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
1000–1199
Notes
"he died" in Coptic
month in Old Nubian (?)
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 19; W: 20; Th: 7
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
6
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of stela; epigraphic field framed by raised border
Decorative elements
raised border decorated with incised pattern
State of preservation
lower right corner preserved
Date
1000–1199
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
: ⲫⲁⲫⲓⲁ : [---]
Transcription
"in Phaophi [ ]" (l. 2)
Months
ⲫⲁⲫⲓ-ⲁ
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Qasr Ibrim 63
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. QI 63, fig. on p. 223
Other editions
 
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Text 674

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
in the mainland, outside citadel
Excavation no.
88.1.1/20 (E) (reg. no. unknown)
Present location
unknown (perhaps Kom Ombo)
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified person
Date
13 October 824
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 17.2; W: 18; Th: 5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
pink
Text colour
 
Lines
6
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of stela or slab; epigraphic field framed by rised border
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary, part of right edge preserved
Date
13 October 824
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Era of Diocletian
Dating formulae
[---]ⲫ̣ⲓ ⲓⲋ [--- ⲁ]ⲡⲟ ⲇⲓⲟⲕ[ⲗⲏⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲩ] ⲉ̣ⲧⲏ ⲫ︤ⲛ︦ⲁ︥
Transcription
"Phaophi 16 [ ] (in the year) from Diocletian 541" (ll. 2–4)
Months
[---]ⲫⲓ
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Qasr Ibrim 64
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. QI 64, fig. on p. 225
Other editions
 
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Text 675

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cathedral cemetery terrace (plaza 758), W of church 2
Excavation no.
66.3.8/6 (reg. no. 66/83)
Present location
Egyptology Department, University of Liverpool
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified person
Date
29 August 984–28 August 985
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 27; W: 20; Th: 7
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
6
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of stela; epigraphic field contained in recessed field; ruled
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
lower right corner preserved
Date
29 August 984–28 August 985
Chronological systems
Era of the Martyrs
Era of Diocletian
Dating formulae
[---] ⲯⲁ̣
Transcription
"[(in the year) of Diocletian] 701" (l. 6)
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Qasr Ibrim 65
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. QI 65, fig. on p. 227
Other editions
 
Other publications
Adams 2010, p. 305 (inventory)
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Text 676

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cathedral cemetery terrace (plaza 758), W of S church (church 294)
Excavation no.
66.2.21/10 (reg. no. 66/39)
Present location
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified person
Date
900–1099
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 15; W: 25; Th: 9.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
5
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of stela; epigraphic field framed by raised border
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
lower right corner preserved
Date
900–1099
Chronological systems
Era of Diocletian
Dating formulae
ⲁ̇ⲡⲟ ⸌ⲇ⸍ [ ̣ ̣ ̣]
Transcription
"(in the year) from Diocletian [ ]" (l. 4)
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Qasr Ibrim 70
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. QI 70, fig. on p. 236
Other editions
 
Other publications
Adams 2010, p. 305 (inventory)
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Text 677

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cathedral cemetery terrace (plaza 758), W of church 2
Excavation no.
66.2.15/1 (reg. no. 66/33)
Present location
Institute of Arts, Detroit
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified person
Date
900–1199
Notes
probably Greek with Old Nubian additions
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 11.5; W: 21.8
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
3
Height of letters
 
Description
lower part of stela or slab; epigraphic field framed by raised border
Decorative elements
right margin decorated with incised wavy line
State of preservation
lower part with fragment of lower edge preserved
Date
900–1199
Chronological systems
day of the week
Dating formulae
[---] ̣ ̣ : ⲡⲟⲩϣ ⲁ ⲉⲓ[ⲛⲛ̄ ---]
Transcription
"when it was the first poush-(day) (= Sunday)" (l. 2)
Months
 
Weakdays
ⲡⲟⲩϣ ⲁ
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Qasr Ibrim 79
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. QI 79, fig. on p. 250
Other editions
 
Other publications
Adams 2010, p. 305 (inventory)
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Text 678

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cemetery 193 (?)
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek/Coptic
Content
epitaph of Patarmoute, priest
Date
800–999
Notes
ll. 18–19 in Greek
Material
unidentified
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
 
Height of letters
 
Description
no photo or drawing available
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
 
Date
800–999
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲉ ⲕ̄︤ⲏ̄︥
Transcription
"in the month of Payni, (day) 28" (ll. 16–17)
Months
ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲉ
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
priest (ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ): ll. 13–14
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
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Source
 
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Latest edition
SB Kopt. 4 2109
Other editions
Van der Vliet 2006, pp. 219–23
Other publications
Malek – Magee 1988, p. 53
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Text 679

Provenance
Masmas, Khor Kokmar
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
surface find very near to tomb 2, E bank
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek/Coptic
Content
epitaph of unidentified woman
Date
700–999
Notes
near Aniba
Material
unidentified
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
11
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of rectangular slab
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
upper part lacking, edges chipped out
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
[---] ⲙ⸌ⲏ⸍ ⲫⲁⲣⲙ⸌ⲟⲩ⸍ ⲕⲍ [---]

(transcription by Ochała)
Transcription
"in the month of Pharmouthi, (day) 27" (l. 3)
Months
ⲫⲁⲣⲙ⸌ⲟⲩ⸍
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Almagro – Rippol – Monreal 1964, pl. XV
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Source
 
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Latest edition
unpublished; translation in Almagro – Rippol – Monreal 1964, pp. 73, 83, pl. 15
Other editions
 
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Text 680

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, surface find
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11596
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing & painted
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph of Chael (?), monk (?)
Date
700–999
Notes
 
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 15.5; W: 16; Th: 3.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
surface brownish
Text colour
remains of white paint
Lines
7
Height of letters
c. 1.5
Description
Central right part of a plaque with a fragment of the right margin. The epigraphic field framed by a double incised line, leaving margin of ca. 1.5 cm. Traces of white paint in letters.
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; central part of right margin
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
[ⲛⲥⲟ]ⲩ̣ ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧ [ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟ]ⲧ ⲧⲩⲃⲓ
Transcription
"on day twenty of the month of Tybi" (ll. 2–3)
Months
ⲧⲩⲃⲓ
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
brother (= monk) (?) ([ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟ]ⲛ̣): l. 1
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 112
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Source
 
Image
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Latest edition
I. Ghazali 112
Other editions
Shinnie – Chittick 1961, p. 72, no. 6; I. Khartoum Copt. 78, pl. 49, upper
Other publications
 
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Text 681

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, from buildings to the north of the northern church, re-used in apparently two different constructions
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11282
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
epitaph of Merkourios (?), monk
Date
circa 800–899
Notes
pronoia type
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 49.5; W: 25; Th: 9
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
light-grey
Text colour
 
Lines
17
Height of letters
1.5–3
Description
Almost complete slab, put together from two pieces, of roughly rectangular shape, with the narrowing lower, uninscribed part. The epigraphic field marked off by an incised line at the top, leaving a wide uninscribed margin of ca. 3 cm. Lower surface, ca. 15 cm height, left uninscribed, probably serving for mounting the stone in the superstructure.
Decorative elements
Decorative last line containing the alpha – omega acclamation in big script (note the broken-bar alpha) flanking a seven-pointed star.
State of preservation
considerably damaged; put together from two pieces; middle part of right margin missing; text much obliterated in central part
Date
circa 800–899
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲛ · ⲕⲉ
Transcription
"Pachon 25" (l. 1)
Months
ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲛ
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
brother (= monk) ([ⲡⲉ]ⲛ̣[ⲥⲟⲛ]): l. 7
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 18
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. Ghazali 18
Other editions
Shinnie – Chittick 1961, p. 89, no. 64, pl. 28; I. Khartoum Copt. 73, pl. 44
Other publications
 
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Text 682

Provenance
Abu Oda
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
church in temple of Horemheb, main chamber, right niche
Excavation no.
 
Present location
not preserved
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
painted (dipinto)
Type of text
official inscription
Language
Old Nubian
Content
probably an official inscription of King Ioel
Date
probably 1460–1490
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
14
Height of letters
 
Description
painted inscription of 14 lines in times of Gau, at the beginning of the 20th century only 10 visible
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete; severely damaged in central and lower part; ink obliterated
Date
probably 1460–1490
Chronological systems
king's occurrence
Dating formulae
ⲁ̣ⲓ̈ ⲓ̈ⲱⲏⲗ ⲟ̣ⲩⲣⲟⲩⳣⲛ̄ ⲇⲱⲧⲁⲩⳣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩ
Transcription
"I, King Ioel, king of Dotawo" (l. 2)
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
king (ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩⳣ): l. 2
king of Dotawo (ⲇⲱⲧⲁⲩⳣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩ): l. 2
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Dotawo (ⲇⲱⲧⲁⲩⳣⲟ): l. 2
Source
Beinlich 2012: 4, p. B0748
Image
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Source
Gau 1822, pl. 62
Image
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Latest edition
Griffith 1913, pp. 64–65 (no. 10)
Other editions
 
Other publications
Gau 1822, pl. 62; Weigall 1907, p. 141; Monneret de Villard 1935–1957: 1, p. 174; Medić 1965b, p. 57 with n. 33; Munro-Hay 1982/3, p. 130; Łajtar – Ruffini 2011, pp. 125–126; CSCN, p. 322; Beinlich 2012: 4, p. B0748
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Text 683

Provenance
Abu Oda
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
church in temple of Horemheb, main chamber, north wall, east end
Excavation no.
 
Present location
not preserved
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
unidentified
Language
Old Nubian
Content
unidentified inscription; king Koudlangel appearing
Date
probably 1100–1499
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
 
Height of letters
 
Description
 
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
 
Date
probably 1100–1499
Chronological systems
king's occurrence
Dating formulae
ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩⲉⲗ̄ ⲕⲟⲩⲇⲗⲁⲛⳟⲉⲗ
Transcription
"king Koudlaniel" (ll. 14–15)
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
eikshil (?) (ⲉⲕ̄ϣⲓ[ ̣]): l. 6
king (ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩⲉⲗ̄): l. 14
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Toungoul (= Dongola) (ⲧⲟⲩⲅⲅⲗ︦): l. 4
Source
 
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Source
 
Image
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Latest edition
Griffith 1913, pp. 65–66 (no. 13)
Other editions
 
Other publications
Zyhlarz 1928, p. 189; Monneret de Villard 1935–1957: 1, pp. 174–175; Monneret de Villard 1938, p. 142; Zyhlarz 1943, n. 2 on p. 263; Medić 1965b, p. 56 n. 32; Munro-Hay 1982/3, p. 130
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Text 684

Provenance
Banganarti
Region
Makuria
Findspot
upper church, room 19, E wall
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Banganarti, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Content
inscription left by Teita
Date
1200–1299
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 36; W: 59
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
5
Height of letters
1.8–8.2
Description
inscription incised in plaster
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
1200–1299
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
lunar calendar
day of the week
Dating formulae
ⲁ̇ⲑⲩ̄ⲣ ⲕ︤ⲃ︥ ⲟⲩⲛⲛⲁ ⲕ︤ⲋ̄ ⲡⲟⲩϣⲛ̄ ⲃ̄ ⲉⲓⲛⲛ̄
Transcription
"when it was Athyr 22, 26th moon (day), 2nd poush-(day) (= Monday)" (ll. 4–5)
Months
ⲁ̇ⲑⲩ̄ⲣ
Weakdays
ⲡⲟⲩϣ-ⲛ︦ ⲃ︦
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Moukdakko (ⲙⲟⲩⲕⲇⲁⲕⲕⲟ): l. 1
(Church of) Jesus at Moukdakko (ⲙⲟⲩⲕⲇⲁⲕⲕⲟⲛ ⲓ̄ⲥ︦): ll. 1–2
(Church of) Archangel Michael of the West (ⲧⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⲭ̄ⲡ︦ⲑ̄): l. 2
Edi (ⲉⲇⲛ̄): l. 3
(Church of) Gabriel at Edi (ⲉⲇⲛ̄ ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏ̇ⲗⲓ): l. 3
Source
I. Banganarti 2, fig. 127
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 718, figs. 62, 127
Other editions
Łajtar 2008a, pp. 327–328, fig. 4
Other publications
Łajtar 2005, pp. 311–312, fig. 2; Łajtar 2008b, p. 400; Łajtar 2009b, pp. 92–3; I. QI, n. 111 on p. 92 (sub 4); CSCN, p. 311; Żurawski 2014a, p. 196, fig. 5
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