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Text 841

Provenance
el-Koro
Region
Makuria
Findspot
not recorded
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 9507
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph of ---nou, priest
Date
probably 700–999
Notes
south of Abu Hamed
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 12; W: 17; Th: 22
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
surface light brown; core black
Text colour
 
Lines
4
Height of letters
1.2-2.4 (Ⳁ l. 3: 3.75)
Description
fragment of rectangular (?) stela or plaque; epigraphic field framed by raised border (W: 2.2–2.5)
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
lower left corner with beginnings of lines and portions of left and lower margins; upper part lost
Date
probably 700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
priest (⳦): l. 3
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Khartoum Greek, pl. LXVII
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 69, pl. 67
Other editions
Macadam 1953, p. 45 (no. 4), fig. 12.4, pl. 28b
Other publications
Žabkar 1967, p. 17; Tsakos 2010a, p. 687 (no. 22)
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Text 842

Provenance
Khor Dam el-Tor
Region
Makuria
Findspot
not recorded
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 9503 AA (right) + Z (left)
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
900–1099
Notes
near Bageri
'God of the spirits' type
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 16.5; W: 21.5; Th: 2.8 (3.5 w/border)
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
surface light brown; core grey
Text colour
 
Lines
6
Height of letters
1.4-1.5 (ⲥⲏⲥ l. 2: 1. 2; ⲣ l. 4:3.0)
Description
fragment of rectangular plaque or stela; right upper corner slightly rounded; edges slightly raised above the epigraphic field; flat margins; letters slightly sloping
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
glued of two fragments; upper part with complete upper margin and portion of right margin; lower part lost
Date
900–1099
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Khartoum Greek, pl. LXVIII
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 70, pl. 68
Other editions
Barns 1954, p. 32
Other publications
Tsakos 2010a, p. 688 (no. 23)
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Text 843

Provenance
Khor Dam el-Tor
Region
Makuria
Findspot
not recorded
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
fr. a: SNM 9503 O (left side), fr. b: SNM 9503 HH (top) + K (bottom)
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
900–1099
Notes
near Bageri
'God of the spirits' type
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
A: H: 13; W: 9; Th: 2.1 (w/border 4.8);
B: H: 7; W: 12.5; Th: 1.2 (w/border 4)
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
surface light brown; core black
Text colour
 
Lines
A: 7; B: 2
Height of letters
1.0-1.2
Description
two non joining fragments of stela (fr. A: upper left-hand part; fr. B: lower right-hand part); epigraphic field framed by high raised border (quite broad on side-edge); ruling (H of register: c. 1.8)
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary: fr. A: beginnings of lines with portion of left margin; fr. B: central part of bottom lines with portion of lower margin
Date
900–1099
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Khartoum Greek, pl. LXIX
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 71, pl. 69
Other editions
Barns 1954, p. 32
Other publications
Tsakos 2010a, p. 688 (no. 23)
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Text 844

Provenance
Khor Dam el-Tor
Region
Makuria
Findspot
not recorded
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
upper fr.: SNM 9503 i lower fr.: SNM 9503 N
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
900–1099
Notes
near Bageri
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 16; W: 14; Th: 2.8
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
surface light brown; core black; traces of white lime mortar
Text colour
 
Lines
5
Height of letters
1.4-1.8
Description
fragments of plaque (possibly rounded); epigraphic field framed by raised border (W: 1.1); ruling (H of register: 2.7–3.3)
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; beginnings of central lines with portion of left margin; right, upper, and lower part lost
Date
900–1099
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Khartoum Greek, pl. LXX
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 72, pl. 70
Other editions
Barns 1954, pp. 28, 30
Other publications
Macadam 1953, p. 47; Tsakos 2010a, p. 688 (no. 23)
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Text 845

Provenance
Khor Dam el-Tor
Region
Makuria
Findspot
not recorded
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
A: SNM 9503 R + 9503 U B: SNM 9503 E C: SNM 9503 V + 4592 + 9503 D: SNM 9503 c + 9503 L + 9503 S
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified woman
Date
900–1099
Notes
near Bageri
probably νεύσει καὶ βουλήσει/κελεύσει type
I. Khartoum Greek 76 (DBMNT 847) comes possibly from the same object; Barns connected fr. C and D
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
A: H: 10; W: 15; Th: 2.9;
B: H: 5.3; W: 6.2; Th: 2.6;
C: H: 17.5; W: 14.5; Th: 2.9;
D: H: 16; W: 15; Th: 2.7
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
surface brown; core black
Text colour
 
Lines
A: 2; B: 1; C: 4; D: 5
Height of letters
1.3-5.7
Description
4 non-joining fragments (glued together from smaller pieces) of originally rectangular plaque with slightly rounded edges (A: upper right corner; B: small fragment from left edge; C: large fragment from right side with right edge; D: lower left corner); epigraphic field framed by double incised line (on distance 1.3–1.5; outer flat margin W: 1.2–2.0);
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragments com from different parts of stela; A: endings of 2 lines with portion of upper and right margins; B: traces of the first letter in central part of stela; C: endings of lines with portion of right margin; D: beginnings of lowermost lines with portion of left and lower margins
Date
900–1099
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Khartoum Greek, pl. LXXI
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 73, pl. 71
Other editions
Barns 1954, pp. 28, 30
Other publications
Macadam 1953, p. 47; Tsakos 2010a, p. 688 (no. 23)
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Text 846

Provenance
Khor Dam el-Tor
Region
Makuria
Findspot
not recorded
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
A: SNM 9503 b; B: SNM 9503 Q+X+MM+I (?)+BB+J
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
900–1099
Notes
near Bageri
perhaps νεύσει καὶ βουλήσει/κελεύσει type
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
A: H: 20; W: 10.5; Th: 1.6-2.0 (w/border 3);
B: H: 31.5; W: 14; Th: 3
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
surface light brown; core grey to black; traces of white lime mortar
Text colour
 
Lines
13
Height of letters
1.5 (bottom) – 3.5 (top)
Description
fragment of rectangular stela or plaque; epigraphic field framed by raised border on the right (W: 2.0–2.3) with incised line in the middle, which also runs on the flat bottom margin; ruling unevenly spaced (H register: 4.5 [ⲧ] – 2.5 [ⲃ])
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
glued from 7 fragments; left-hand part with left margin and lower left corner; only few first letters of lines; upper and right parts lost
Date
900–1099
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Khartoum Greek, pl. LXXII
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 74, pl. 72
Other editions
 
Other publications
Tsakos 2010a, p. 688 (no. 23)
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Text 847

Provenance
Khor Dam el-Tor
Region
Makuria
Findspot
not recorded
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 9503 OO
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
unidentified
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
900–1099
Notes
near Bageri
perhaps νεύσει καὶ βουλήσει/κελεύσει type
perhaps from the same object as I. Khartoum Greek 73 (DBMNT 845)
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 6.5; W: 10.5; Th: 2.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
surface red-brown; core black to red-brown
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
3.0
Description
fragment of stela; epigraphic field framed by double incised line (on distance 0.7–0.8; outer flat margin W: 1.1)
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragment of upper part with 3 letters from the uppermost line and portion of upper margin
Date
900–1099
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Khartoum Greek, pl. LXXIV
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 76, pl. 74
Other editions
 
Other publications
Tsakos 2010a, p. 688 (no. 23)
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Text 848

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
plaza 356, level 4
Excavation no.
72.11.9/19 (reg. no. 72/165)
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
jewellery
Technique
incised
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
unidentified
Content
cryptogram of Archangel Michael
Date
1100–1299
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: c. 1; W: c. 2.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
stone ring with inscription incised on top
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete
Date
1100–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Adams 1996, pl. 52 d
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Source
 
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Adams 1996, pp. 183, 293, pl. 52 d
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 849

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
house 177, sub-floor
Excavation no.
74.2.2/4 (reg. no. 74/18)
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
stamp
Technique
incised
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
unidentified
Content
cryptogram of Archangel Michael
Date
1100–1299
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 3.4; W: 3.7
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of rectangular seal; inscription surrounded by incised line
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; one side missing
Date
1100–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Adams 1996, pl. 58 a (2)
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Source
Adams 1996, fig. 30.8
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Adams 1996, pp. 194, 296, fig. 30.8; pl. 58 a (2)
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 850

Provenance
unknown
Region
unknown
Findspot
unknown
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 469
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
epitaph of unidentified man and Elisabeth, his wife (?)
Date
600–1299
Notes
'God of the spirits' type (abbreviated version)
Material
marble
Object dimensions
H: 51.5; W: 32; Th: 5.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
white-cream
Text colour
 
Lines
10
Height of letters
c. 1.5
Description
fragment of rectangular stela; margins flat; lruling (H of register: c. 2.8); inscription written in the upper part of stone, lower part is blank
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
put together from 3 pieces; preserved are upper-right corner, complete right part and portion of left margin
Date
600–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Khartoum Greek, pl. LXXVII
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 80, pl. 77
Other editions
 
Other publications
Hinkel – Abdelrahman Ali Mohamed 2002, p. 25; Tsakos 2009b, pp. 202–203 (no. 7); Łajtar 2014b, p. 224
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Text 851

Provenance
unknown
Region
unknown
Findspot
unknown
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 32140
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
epitaph of Isou
Date
600–1299
Notes
'God of the spirits' type (abbreviated version)
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 49; W: 31.5; Th: 8
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
grey with rose stripes
Text colour
 
Lines
10
Height of letters
c. 1.5
Description
roughly rectangular slab with slightly rounded corners; ruling (H of register: 4.0–4.5); plain margins
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
almost complete; lower right one broken off; surface very worn
Date
600–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Khartoum Greek, pl. LXXVIII
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 81, pl. 78
Other editions
 
Other publications
Tsakos 2009b, pp. 202–3 (no. 7); Łajtar 2014b, p. 224
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Text 852

Provenance
unknown
Region
unknown
Findspot
unknown
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 14451
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
epitaph of unidentified person
Date
600–1299
Notes
prayer modelled on God of the spirits type
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 33; W: 17; Th: 9.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
grey
Text colour
 
Lines
20
Height of letters
1.0-2.0
Description
round-topped stela; plain margins; script sloping
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
almost complete; only some part of right edge chipped out; surface much worn, especially in upper part
Date
600–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Khartoum Greek, pl. LXXIX
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Source
 
Image
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Latest edition
I. Khartoum Greek 82, pl. 79
Other editions
 
Other publications
Tsakos 2009b, pp. 202–3 (no. 7)
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