Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, cemetery 2, unknown circumstances
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11592
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
pronoia or keleusis type
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 16; W: 13; Th: c. 2
Text dimensions
Object colour
red-brown
Text colour
Lines
4 + 1
Height of letters
c. 2–3
Description
Upper left corner of a plaque. The epigraphic field framed by a double incised line, leaving the outer margins of ca. 0.5–1 cm. One line of text incised on the upper edge of the plaque, upside down in respect to the main body of the text.
Decorative elements
State of preservation
fragmentary; upper left corner with beginnings of four topmost lines
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, cemetery 2, unknown circumstances
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11616
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 19; W: 35; Th: 7
Text dimensions
Object colour
greyish-yellow
Text colour
Lines
2
Height of letters
c. 2
Description
Two joining pieces forming the lowermost part of a slab with complete bottom margin and lowermost fragments of the side margins. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving the margins of ca. 2.5 cm on the left, 3 cm on the right and 8.5 cm on the bottom. The last line containing a series of crosses (perhaps three) was written on the broad lower margin.
Decorative elements
State of preservation
fragmentary; lower part of stela; broken into two halves, left one almost entirely disintegrated
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, findspot not recorded
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11617
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
pronoia type
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
(a): H: 17; W: 14; Th: 6 (a): H: 15; W: 18; Th: 6
Text dimensions
Object colour
yellow-brown
Text colour
Lines
4
Height of letters
c. 2
Description
Two non-joining pieces of a slab: (a) – upper right corner; (b) – part of the left margin. On the latter, the text is completely obliterated, the former has preserved endings of four topmost lines. The epigraphic field framed by a slightly raised border, forming the margins of ca. 2.5 cm on the top and 3 cm on the right. The text ruled with the help of incised lines, forming even registers of ca. 2.5 cm in height.
Decorative elements
State of preservation
fragmentary; (a) text completely damaged; fragment of left margin; (b): endings of lines with portions of upper and right margins; surface worn
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, room W, found on top of the wall
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11620
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
epitaph of unidentified man
Date
700–999
Notes
keleusis type
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 44; W: 38; Th: 13
Text dimensions
H: 36; W: 24.5
Object colour
grey
Text colour
Lines
11
Height of letters
c. 2.5
Description
Complete rectangular slab. The text was inscribed on a raised panel, surrounded by broad apparently uninscribed margins on all sides: 5–6 cm wide on the sides, 2 cm on the top, and 3 cm on the bottom. On the raised panel, the epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving the margin of ca. 1 cm in width.
Decorative elements
State of preservation
stone complete but text almost completely worn out owing to use as a quern