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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west annex
Excavation no.: D.38/93–4
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 31359

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised
Type of text: owner's inscription
Language: unidentified
Content: inscription of abba Lazaros, archimandrite
Date: 1100–1299
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 8.5; Diam: 28.5
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour: orange with cream-orange slip
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: inscription incised inside large footed bowl
Decorative elements: red-brown band on ledge rim, geometric frieze below
State of preservation: object complete; inscription complete

Date: 1100–1299
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Offices & titles: abba (ⲁⲃ): l. 1
archimandrite (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲙⲁⲛ⸌ⲇ⸍): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

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Source: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, fig. on p. 343
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Latest edition: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, p. 343, no. 13, fig. 1 and fig. on p. 343
Other editions: Pluskota 1998, pp. 236, 242

Other publications: Catalogue London 2004, p. 218 (no. 188)

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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west annex
Excavation no.: D.26/93–4
Present location: Dongola, storeroom of the Polish mission (?)
Museum no.

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised
Type of text: owner's inscription
Language: unidentified
Content: inscription of abba Lazaros, archimandrite
Date: 1100–1299
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 6; Diam: 16
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour: orange with red-brown slip
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: inscription incised inside footed bowl, below rim
Decorative elements: cross and floral rays between its arms inside; geometrical frieze below rim
State of preservation: object incomplete; inscription complete

Date: 1100–1299
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Offices & titles: abba (ⲁⲃ): l. 1
archimandrite (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲙⲁⲛ⸌ⲇ⸍): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

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Source: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, fig. on p. 343
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, p. 343, no. 14, fig. on p. 343
Other editions: Pluskota 1998, pp. 236, 242, fig. 2

Other publications: Łajtar 2020a, fig. 14

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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west annex
Excavation no.: D.28/93–4
Present location: Dongola, storeroom of the Polish mission (?)
Museum no.

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised
Type of text: owner's inscription
Language: unidentified
Content: inscription of abba Lazaros, archimandrite
Date: 1100–1299
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 8; W: 21.5
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour: orange with orange-brown slip
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: inscription incised inside footed bowl
Decorative elements: horizontal frieze in black inside, below rim
State of preservation: object complete; inscription complete

Date: 1100–1299
Chronological systems

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Weakdays
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Offices & titles: abba (ⲁⲃ): l. 1
archimandrite (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲙⲁⲛ⸌ⲇ⸍): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

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Source: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, fig. on p. 344
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Latest edition: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, p. 344, no. 15, fig. on p. 344
Other editions: Pluskota 1998, pp. 236, 242, fig. 2

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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west annex
Excavation no.: D.22/93–4
Present location: Dongola, storeroom of the Polish mission (?)
Museum no.

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised
Type of text: owner's inscription
Language: unidentified
Content: inscription of abba Lazaros, archimandrite
Date: 1100–1299
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 8.5; Diam: 28.5
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour: orange with orange-brown slip
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: inscription incised inside footed bowl
Decorative elements: below rim traces of horizontal frieze in black inside
State of preservation: object incomplete; inscription incomplete

Date: 1100–1299
Chronological systems

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Weakdays
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Offices & titles: abba (ⲁⲃ): l. 1
archimandrite (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲙ[ⲁⲛ⸌ⲇ⸍]): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

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Source: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, fig. on p. 344
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Latest edition: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, p. 344, no. 16, fig. on p. 344
Other editions: Pluskota 1998, pp. 236, 242, fig. 2

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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west annex
Excavation no.: D.31/93–4
Present location: Dongola, storeroom of the Polish mission (?)
Museum no.

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised
Type of text: owner's inscription
Language: unidentified
Content: inscription of abba Lazaros, archimandrite and archistylites of the monastery of the Holy Trinity
Date: 1100–1299
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 5.5; W: 21.5
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour: orange with orange slip
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: inscription incised inside footed bowl, below rim
Decorative elements: horizontal, geometrical frieze in black below rim, inside; rim band in black composed of stripes and dots
State of preservation: object incomplete; inscription complete

Date: 1100–1299
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Offices & titles: abba (ⲁⲃ): l. 1
archimandrite (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲙⲁⲛ⸌ⲇ⸍): l. 1
archistylites of (monastery of) the Holy Trinity (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲥⲧⲩ⸌ⲗ⸍ ⲧⲣⲓⲥⲁⲅⲓⲁⲥ): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms: (monastery of) the Holy Trinity (ⲧⲣⲓⲥⲁⲅⲓⲁⲥ): l. 1

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

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Source: Pluskota 1997, fig. 2
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Latest edition: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, p. 345, no. 17, fig. on p. 345
Other editions: Pluskota 1998, pp. 236, 242, fig. 2

Other publications

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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west annex
Excavation no.: D.41/93–4
Present location: Dongola, storeroom of the Polish mission (?)
Museum no.

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised
Type of text: owner's inscription
Language: unidentified
Content: inscription of abba Lazaros, archimandrite or archistylites of the monastery of the Holy Trinity
Date: 1100–1299
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 4; W: 14.5
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour: orange with orange-brown slip
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: inscription incised inside saucer, below rim
Decorative elements: geometrical centrepiece in black; black dots on cream rim band; alpha and omega incised at bottom of vessel surrounded by four crosses
State of preservation: object incomplete; inscription fragmentary

Date: 1100–1299
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Offices & titles: abba (ⲁⲃ): l. 1
archimandrite or archistylites of (monastery of) the Holy Trinity (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ ⲧⲣⲓⲥ[ⲁⲅⲓⲁⲥ]): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms: (monastery of) the Holy Trinity (ⲧⲣⲓⲥ[ⲁⲅⲓⲁⲥ]): l. 1

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

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Source: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, fig. on p. 345
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Latest edition: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, pp. 345–6, no. 18, fig. on p. 345
Other editions: Pluskota 1998, pp. 236, 242, fig. 3

Other publications: Welsby 2002, pp. 238, 240, fig. 96

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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west annex, room 21
Excavation no.: D.34/93–4
Present location: Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.: SNM 31469

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised
Type of text: owner's inscription
Language: unidentified
Content: inscription of abba Lazaros, archimandrite of the monastery of the Holy Trinity
Date: 1100–1299
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 11; Diam: 25
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour: orange with orange-brown slip
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: inscription incised inside footed bowl
Decorative elements: small cross in centre in black; geometrical frieze below rim inside
State of preservation: object fragmentary; inscription fragmentary

Date: 1100–1299
Chronological systems

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Offices & titles: abba (ⲁⲃ): l. 1
archimandrite (monastery of) the Holy Trinity (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲙⲁⲛ⸌ⲇ⸍ ⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms: (monastery of) the Holy Trinity (ⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ): l. 1

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

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Source: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, fig. on p. 346
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Latest edition: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, p. 346, no. 19, fig. on p. 346, pl. 63.1
Other editions: Pluskota 1998, pp. 236, 242

Other publications: Catalogue Warsaw 2006, p. 68, no. 59; Jakobielski 2008, p. 288, fig. 7

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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west annex
Excavation no.: DHNW.86/93–4
Present location: Dongola, storeroom of the Polish mission (?)
Museum no.

Medium: pottery
Technique: incised
Type of text: owner's inscription
Language: unidentified
Content: inscription of abba Lazaros
Date: 1100–1299
Notes

Material: ceramic
Object dimensions: H: 7.3; W: 8.7
Text dimensions: H: 3.7; W: 7.5
Object colour: orange with orange-cream slip
Text colour
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: inscription incised on cup, outside (?)
Decorative elements: painted line on outer surface, below rim
State of preservation: object fragmentary; inscription fragmentary

Date: 1100–1299
Chronological systems

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Offices & titles: abba (ⲁⲃ): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source
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Source: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, fig. on p. 346
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Latest edition: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, p. 346, no. 20, fig. on p. 346
Other editions: Pluskota 1998, pp. 236, 242

Other publications

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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west annex, room 2a, east wall, north part; above DBMNT 560
Excavation no.: unknown
Present location: Dongola, in situ
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: commemorative inscription
Language: Greek/Old Nubian
Content: inscription commemorating abba Georgios, archbishop and archistylites of the monastery of the Holy Trinity, containing Psalm 129:2–8
Date: 1063–1113
Notes: Psalm in Old Nubian (ll. 1–9), acclamation of Georgios in Greek (ll. 9–10)

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: H: 32; W: 68
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 10
Height of letters: 1.1–3

Description: inscription painted on plaster
Decorative elements
State of preservation: text incomplete; lower part preserved

Date: 1063–1113
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Offices & titles: abba (ⲁⲃ): l. 9
orthodox archbishop (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲉ̇ⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ): l. 9
archistylites of (monastery of) the Holy Trinity (ⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲅⲓⲁⲥ): l. 10

Toponyms & ethnonyms: (monastery of) the Holy Trinity (ⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲅⲓⲁⲥ): l. 10

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

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Source: Łajtar – van der Vliet 2017, fig. on p. 23
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Latest edition: Łajtar – van der Vliet 2017, pp. 22–25, no. II, fig. on p. 23
Other editions: Browne 2004b, p. 61 (Psalm); Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, pp. 347–348, pl. 20 (Greek subscription); Browne 2006a (Psalm) + Łajtar 2002, pp. 188–189, no. 3 (subscription)

Other publications: Jakobielski – Pluskota – Żurawski 1993, p. 295, fig. 7; Łajtar 1995, p. 53; Browne 2000f, pp. 139–140; Godlewski 2013b, pp. 667, 669, fig. 5; Łajtar 2015–2016, p. 130 (no. 38); CIEN 5, no. 73; Godlewski 2018b, p. 57, fig. 4.16; Obłuski 2019, p. 222, table 3, sub 9; Łajtar 2020a, p. 18; Łajtar 2020b, Appendix no. D9

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Provenance: Dongola
Region: Makuria
Findspot: monastery on kom H, north-west annex, room 29, east wall, above painting no. P.46/NW29 (Archangel Gabriel with Christ protecting dignitary, accompanied by Apostles)
Excavation no.
Present location: Dongola, in situ
Museum no.

Medium: wall
Technique: painted (dipinto)
Type of text: commemorative inscription
Language: Greek/Coptic
Content: inscription of abba Georgios, archpriest and archistylites
Date: 1050–1064
Notes

Material: plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions: not recorded
Object colour
Text colour: black
Lines: 1
Height of letters

Description: one line of inscription painted in black above painting of Archangel Michael protecting nobleman
Decorative elements
State of preservation: incomplete; small lacuna at the end

Date: 1050–1064
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Offices & titles: abba (ⲁ̄ⲃ︦): l. 1
archpriest (ⲡⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍⳦): l. 1
archistylites (ⲡⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲥⲧ[ⲩⲗ]): l. 1

Toponyms & ethnonyms

Bibliography & list of abbreviations

Source: Martens-Czarnecka 2011, fig. MMC_046_04
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Source: Martens-Czarnecka 2011, fig. MMC_046_05
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Latest edition: Łajtar 2002, pp. 184–6, no. 1
Other editions: Łajtar – Pluskota 2001, p. 348, no. 3

Other publications: Jakobielski 1997, pp. 163, 164, fig. 3a; Martens-Czarnecka 1998a, p. 81, figs. 1–2; Martens-Czarnecka 1998b, p. 111, fig. 24; Jakobielski 1998, p. 167, with n. 6, fig. 3; Martens-Czarnecka 2001b, p. 221, figs. 3–4; Martens-Czarnecka 2005a, p. 159, fig. 2; Martens-Czarnecka 2011, p. 239, fig. 128; cat. no. 46, figs. MMC_046_01–05