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Text 745

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Ottoman house B1, level 2
Excavation no.
74.1.28/22
Present location
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Museum no.
JdE 93938
Medium
stone block
Technique
incised (inscription)
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
unidentified
Content
cryptogram of Archangel Michael
Date
600–1499
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 7.6; W: 7.6; Th: 2.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
roughly square small block
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
600–1499
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. QI, fig. on p. 29
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Latest edition
I. QI 7, fig. on p. 29
Other editions
 
Other publications
Łajtar – van der Vliet 2010, pp. 715–16
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Text 746

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
W plaza, S section, burial 20
Excavation no.
76.2.26/2
Present location
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Museum no.
JdE 94213
Medium
brick
Technique
painted
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of St Simon the Apostle
Date
probably 900–1499
Notes
 
Material
clay
Object dimensions
H: 14; W: 30; Th: 6.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
red brick, painted white
Text colour
black
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
rectangular red brick
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
probably 900–1499
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. QI, fig. on p. 30
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Latest edition
I. QI 8, fig. on p. 30
Other editions
 
Other publications
Plumley – Adams – Crowfoot 1977, p. 41 (mentioned); Łajtar – van der Vliet 2010, p. 716; Łajtar – van der Vliet 2017, pp. 225–6
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Text 747

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
W plaza, S section, burial 20
Excavation no.
76.2.26/3
Present location
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Museum no.
JdE 94212
Medium
brick
Technique
painted
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of St Matthew the Apostle
Date
probably 900–1499
Notes
 
Material
clay
Object dimensions
H: 13 ; W: 31; Th: 6
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
red brick, painted white
Text colour
black
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
rectangular red brick
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete, surface worn (especially the left side)
Date
probably 900–1499
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. QI, fig. on p. 31
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Latest edition
I. QI 9, fig. on p. 31
Other editions
 
Other publications
Plumley – Adams – Crowfoot 1977, p. 41 (mentioned); Łajtar – van der Vliet 2010, p. 716; Łajtar – van der Vliet 2017, pp. 225–6
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Text 748

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Late Christian house 849, upper fill of room 1
Excavation no.
82.2.25/72 (reg. no. 82/12)
Present location
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Museum no.
JdE 97357
Medium
stone block
Technique
incised (inscription)
Type of text
official inscription
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of ecclesiastical ban or prohibition
Date
550–899
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 22; W: 22.5; Th: 6
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
11
Height of letters
 
Description
lower-right part of a block
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; part of right margin survives
Date
550–899
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. QI, fig. on p. 35
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Latest edition
I. QI 10, fig. on p. 35
Other editions
 
Other publications
Adams – Alexander – Allen 1983, p. 55 (excavations); Adams 1996, p. 302 (inventory); Łajtar – van der Vliet 2010, p. 715
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Text 749

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
tower of cathedral (church 293), across W entrance to tower (E.O. S-407)
Excavation no.
64/2 (reg. no. 64/44)
Present location
British Museum, London
Museum no.
EA68332
Medium
stone block
Technique
incised (inscription)
Type of text
official inscription
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of deed of donation of pious foundation to a sanctuary
Date
probably 800–1099
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 26; W: 55; Th: 13
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
8
Height of letters
1.0–2.0
Description
lower part of a reused block
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; upper part lost, lower and parts of side-margins survive; worn out
Date
probably 800–1099
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. QI, fig. on p. 39
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Latest edition
I. QI 11, fig. on p. 39
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 750

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Ottoman house B27, room 88c, partition wall
Excavation no.
80.3.8/1
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
stone block
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription of Elias, son of Apk( )
Date
1100–1499
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 26; W: 52.5; Th: 15
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
block, probably from a wall of a (sacral) building
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
1100–1499
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
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Offices & titles
thegna of Apk( ) (?) (ⲁⲡ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲑⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍): l. 1 (or: son of Apk( ))
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Apk( ) (ⲁⲡ⸌ⲕ⸍): l. 1 (or personal name?)
Source
I. QI, fig. on p. 43
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Latest edition
I. QI 12, fig. on p. 43
Other editions
 
Other publications
Łajtar – van der Vliet 2010, p. 716
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Text 751

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cathedral cemetery terrace (plaza 758), west of south church (church 294)
Excavation no.
66.2.22/12
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
stone block
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
unidentified
Language
unidentified
Content
fragment of a block with two inscriptions on two faces (visitors' graffiti?)
Date
600–1399
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
not recored
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
(a) 1; (b) 3
Height of letters
 
Description
small fragment of a block with inscriptions on two sides (in two different hands), perhaps from a (sacral) building
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary
Date
600–1399
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. QI, fig. on p. 46
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. QI 13, fig. on p. 46
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 752

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
near steps to cathedral (church 293)
Excavation no.
99.999/A2
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
stone block
Technique
incised (inscription)
Type of text
unidentified
Language
unidentified
Content
fragment of unidentified inscription
Date
probably 700–999
Notes
from the same inscription as I. QI 15 (DBMNT 753)?
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 9.5; W: 10.5; Th: 2
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
3
Height of letters
 
Description
trapezoidal fragment of a block, broken on the edges
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; part of the left margin preserved
Date
probably 700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. QI, fig. on p. 47
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. QI 14, fig. on p. 47
Other editions
 
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Text 753

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cathedral (church 293), fill of pit cutting 11.116+11.118
Excavation no.
lower fr.: 89.12.26/5; upper fr.: 89.12.27/7
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
stone block
Technique
incised (inscription)
Type of text
unidentified
Language
unidentified
Content
fragment of unidentified inscription
Date
700–999
Notes
from the same inscription as I. QI 14 (DBMNT 752)?
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 14.5; W: 5; Th: 1.3
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
5
Height of letters
 
Description
two joining fragments of a block
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; glued of two fragments; broken on all sides; surface damaged
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. QI, fig. on p. 49
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. QI 15, fig. on p. 49
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 754

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
construction trench of N wall of cathedral (church 293)
Excavation no.
89.12.27/8
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
stone block
Technique
incised (inscription)
Type of text
unidentified
Language
unidentified
Content
fragment of unidentified inscription
Date
600–799
Notes
each of 2 lines from a different inscription?
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 9.6; W: 12.2; Th: 2.8
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
2
Height of letters
1.2-3.3
Description
triangular fragment of a block
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; no margins
Date
600–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. QI, fig. on p. 50
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. QI 16, fig. on p. 50
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 755

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Late Christian house LC-1 (house 168)
Excavation no.
 
Present location
British Museum, London
Museum no.
EA72099
Medium
stamp
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
name
Language
unidentified
Content
inscription on a stamp with three names: Aris, Promos, and Elias
Date
probably 1100–1399
Notes
 
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 6.45; W:4.3; Th: 2.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
pale grey with orange/brown surface
Text colour
 
Lines
3
Height of letters
0.9
Description
rectangular stamp, probably with a loop handle on the back
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
probably 1100–1399
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
© The Trustees of the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA72099
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Source
© The Trustees of the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA72099
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. QI 17, fig. on p. 51 (photo available at http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?assetId=383014001&objectId=144875&partId=1; drawing available at http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?partid=1&assetid=806303001&objectid=144875)
Other editions
Frend 1974, p. 52 (no. 46)
Other publications
Adams 1996, p. 194, fig. 30.9, pl. 58b
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Text 756

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
two upper fragments: in fill of tomb T2 (296)
lower fragment: cathedral cemetery terrace (plaza 758), loose fill W of S church (church 294)
Excavation no.
66.2.22/16 (reg. no. 66/41)
Present location
Birmingham City Museum
Museum no.
556.69
Medium
stela
Technique
incised & painted
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph of Petrou, bishop of Kourte
Date
probably 1000–1199
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 44.5; W: 29; Th: 7.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
pale orange
Text colour
 
Lines
11
Height of letters
0.8–2
Description
upper and right part (glued of three fragments) of round-topped stela; epigraphic filed framed by raised border in form of aedicula, with flat outer margin; inscription above rounded top (on flat upper margin) and on the base of tympanum
Decorative elements
aedicula-type decoration: 2 columns and semicircular tympanum, which has semi-rosette with 7 painted petals painted green and red
State of preservation
complete top with right side of stela with endings of lines and portions of upper and right margins; left and lower part of the stone lacking
Date
probably 1000–1199
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
bishop of Kourte (ⲉⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲕⲟⲩⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍): l. 9
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Kourte (ⲕⲟⲩⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍): l. 9
Phrim (= Ibrim) (ⲫⲣⲙ︥): l. 10
(Church of) Michael of Da.d( ) (o ⲉ⸌ⲭ⸍ ⲭⲡⲑ ⲇⲁ ̣⸌ⲇ⸍): l. 10
Da.d( ) (ⲇⲁ ̣⸌ⲇ⸍): l. 10
Source
I. QI, fig. on p. 69
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. QI 23, fig. on p. 69
Other editions
 
Other publications
Plumley 1970, p. 131, il. 107; Adams 2010, p. 305 (inventory); Łajtar – van der Vliet 2010, p. 716; I. QI, n. 111, on pp. 92–3 (sub 7); Richter 2013, p. 148
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