Lower right corner of a plaque. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, double on the right, single at the bottom, leaving outer margins of 1 cm on the right and 2 cm at the bottom. A sign, probably a cross, incised in the right extremity of the bottom margin. Supposedly, two similar crosses were carved in the extreme left and in the centre of the margin. Traces of dark paint in the right part of the front surface.
Decorative elements
State of preservation
lower right corner with endings of lines (only few letters) and portions of right and lower margins; upper part lost
originally found by Lepsius in unknown conditions; rediscovered in cemetery 2 by Shinnie and Chittick
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11610
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified man
Date
700–999
Notes
'God of the spirits' type Barnes in ed. pr. wrongly SNM 11615 The object is most certainly identical with the one found and depicted by Lepsius (pl. 99, Gr. 548 = DBMNT 973); this was suggested already by Łajtar, but no definite answer was given.
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 35; W: 30; Th: 9
Text dimensions
Object colour
grey
Text colour
Lines
7
Height of letters
1.5–2.3
Description
Lower part of a slab with a large fragment of the right margin and a smaller of the left one preserved.
Decorative elements
State of preservation
fragmentary; portions of left and right margins preserved; surface much worn and damaged; inscription hardly legible in the first lines
I. Ghazali 148 (after Lepsius and I. Khartoum Greek)
Other editions
CIG 4 9124 (after Lepsius); Revillout 1885, p. 16, no. 23 (after Lepsius); I. Lefebvre 608 (after Lepsius); Weissbrodt 1909, pp. 13–14, no. 26 (after Lepsius); SB 5 8731 (after Lepsius); I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 28 (after Lepsius); Shinnie – Chittick 1961, p. 78, no. 26 (after the stone); I. Khartoum Greek 41, pl. 40 (after the stone; cf. p. 149)
Other publications
Lepsius 1849–59: 5 (text), p. 292; 6 (plates), 12, pl. 99, Gr. 548; le Blant 1869, p. 81; Monneret de Villard 1935–57: 1, p. 255; Tibiletti Bruno 1963, p. 506 (on variant of the prayer); I. QI, p. 83 with n. 98
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, cemetery 2, unknown circumstances
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11609
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified man
Date
700–999
Notes
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 19.5; W: 20; Th: 8
Text dimensions
Object colour
white-grey
Text colour
Lines
8 (9 reconstructed)
Height of letters
1–1.8
Description
Lower part of a slab with rounded lower edge. Complete bottom margin and lower parts of both side margins preserved. The epigraphic field framed by a high raised border.
Decorative elements
State of preservation
incomplete; upper part completely destroyed; surface badly worn in the lower right part, completely defacing the inscription
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, findspot not recorded
Excavation no.
I 69
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11621
Medium
sepulchral cross
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 13; W: 10; Th: 7.3
Text dimensions
Object colour
grey-brown
Text colour
Lines
5
Height of letters
1.2-1.6
Description
Upper fragment of the vertical bar of a sepulchral cross, with parts of the upper and both side margins preserved; upper right corner broken off. Back side only roughly worked. The ending of line 4 written on the right side surface of the fragment.
Two apparently joining fragments of the upper left part of a plaque: (a) – upper left corner; (b) – central part of upper margin. The epigraphic field framed by a broad raised border, 2–3 cm wide.
Porous Nile clay with small organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite).
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, findspot not recorded
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11624h
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 4.2; W: 8.6; Th: 0.9
Text dimensions
Object colour
surface dark-red; core black; back brown
Text colour
Lines
2
Height of letters
c. 1.2
Description
Central fragment of a plaque, without margins. The horizontal line visible in the lower right corner of the piece may be a part of the line framing the epigraphic field.
Decorative elements
State of preservation
fragmentary; broken on all sides; remains of two, probably last, lines