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Text 2629

Provenance
Debeira West
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
site R-8, room 57
Excavation no.
333
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
ostrakon
Technique
painted
Type of text
document: legal
Language
Coptic
Content
kind of legal document
Date
probably 900–999
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
7
Height of letters
 
Description
potsherd with text on one side
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; portion of upper and left margins preserved; obliterated in places
Date
probably 900–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, pl. 52.333
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Latest edition
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, p. 99 (no. 333), pl. 52.333
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Text 2630

Provenance
Debeira West
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
site R-8, surface
Excavation no.
351
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
ostrakon
Technique
painted
Type of text
document
Language
Coptic
Content
unidentified
Date
probably 900–999
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
re: 8; ve: 7
Height of letters
 
Description
potsherd with text on both sides
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; no margin preserved; strongly obliterated
Date
probably 900–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
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Source
 
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Latest edition
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, p. 99 (no. 351)
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Text 2631

Provenance
Debeira West
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
unknown
Excavation no.
401
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
ostrakon
Technique
painted
Type of text
document
Language
Coptic
Content
kind of legal document or letter
Date
probably 900–999
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
re: 4; ve: 6
Height of letters
 
Description
potsherd with text on both sides; text on verso written at right angles in respect to text on recto
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; no margin preserved
Date
probably 900–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, pl. 52.401
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Latest edition
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, p. 99 (no. 401), pl. 52.401
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Text 2632

Provenance
Debeira West
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
site R-8, room 104, level 1
Excavation no.
402
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
ostrakon
Technique
painted
Type of text
document
Language
Coptic
Content
kind of legal document or letter
Date
probably 900–999
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
6
Height of letters
 
Description
triangular potsherd with text on one side
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; portions of upper and right margins preserved
Date
probably 900–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, pl. 53.402
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Latest edition
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, p. 100 (no. 402), pl. 53.402
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Text 2633

Provenance
Debeira West
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
site R-8, room 106
Excavation no.
403
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
pottery
Technique
painted
Type of text
name
Language
unidentified
Content
name of Maria
Date
probably 900–999
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription painted on vessel
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
inscription complete (?)
Date
probably 900–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, pl. 53.403
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Latest edition
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, p. 100 (no. 403), pl. 53.403
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Text 2634

Provenance
Debeira West
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
site R-60, room XI, level 1
Excavation no.
496
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
ostrakon
Technique
incised
Type of text
document
Language
Coptic
Content
beginning of text
Date
probably 900–999
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
2
Height of letters
 
Description
irregular fragment of potsherd with inscription on one side
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; portion of upper margin preserved
Date
probably 900–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, pl. 53.496
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Source
 
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Latest edition
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, p. 100 (no. 496), pl. 53.496
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Text 2635

Provenance
Debeira West
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
site R-60, S of trench S, level 2
Excavation no.
534
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
ostrakon
Technique
painted
Type of text
document
Language
Coptic
Content
unidentified
Date
probably 900–999
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
7
Height of letters
 
Description
fragment of potsherd with inscription on one side
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; portion of upper and left margins preserved; strongly obliterated
Date
probably 900–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, pl. 53.534
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Source
 
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Latest edition
Shinnie – Shinnie 1978, p. 101 (no. 534), pl. 53.534
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Text 2636

Provenance
Attiri
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
house VI, room 6
Excavation no.
16-J-6/45
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 20719
Medium
figurine
Technique
incised
Type of text
dedicatory inscription
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Content
prayer to St Epimachos
Date
1000–1199
Notes
 
Material
wood
Object dimensions
H: 22; W: 10
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
16
Height of letters
 
Description
wooden figurine of St Epimachos with horse killing a lying figure; inscription incised on back side
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
object incomplete, broken on the left; inscription complete
Date
1000–1199
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Tsakos 2012a, fig on p. 213
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Source
 
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Latest edition
Tsakos 2012, pp. 213–20, fig on p. 213
Other editions
 
Other publications
Shinnie 1990, p. 605, pls. 1–2
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Text 2637

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim – Faras region
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
unknown
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Ägyptisches Museum der Universität Leipzig (lost)
Museum no.
3622
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
epitaph of Chael, deacon
Date
900–999
Notes
pronoia-type
bought by Steindorff in Aswan
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 37; W: 29
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
16
Height of letters
 
Description
rectangular slab
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete; lower right corner lost; put together from 2 pieces
Date
900–999
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
ⲕⲁ ⲑ[---] or ⲕ ⲁⲑ[---]
Transcription
"21 Thoth" or "20 Athyr" (l. 11)
Months
ⲑ[---] or ⲁⲑ[---]
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
deacon ([---]ⲕⲱⲛⲟⲥ): ll. 10–11
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Richter 2013, pl. 40
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Source
 
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Latest edition
Richter 2013, pp. 153–4 (no. 70), pl. 40
Other editions
Steindorff 1941, pp. 208–9 (no. IV), fig. 4
Other publications
CIEN 1, no. 46
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Text 2638

Provenance
Ikhmindi
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
central church, in debris
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
epitaph of unidentified person
Date
600–1199
Notes
 
Material
unidentified
Object dimensions
H: c. 45; W: c. 33
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
16 (?)
Height of letters
 
Description
roughly rectangular stela
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
stone complete but surface severely damaged, especially in right part
Date
600–1199
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
[---]ⲃⲟⲧ ⲡⲁ[---]
Transcription
"[in the] month of Pa[---]" (ll. 5–6)
Months
ⲡⲁ[---]
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Stenico 1960, fig. 24
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Source
 
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Stenico 1960, p. 65, fig. 24
Other editions
 
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Text 2639

Provenance
unknown
Region
unknown
Findspot
unknown
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Elephantine Museum
Museum no.
1039
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
epitaph of Stepahnos
Date
600–1299
Notes
 
Material
unidentified
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
17
Height of letters
 
Description
no photo or tracing available
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete; lower part lost
Date
600–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
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Source
 
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Latest edition
I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 26
Other editions
 
Other publications
Tibiletti Bruno 1963, passim; van der Vliet – Worp 2015, pp. 36–8 (no. 3)
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Text 2640

Provenance
Abdallah-n Irqi
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
S church (= W church), S pastophorium, near mastaba
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Budapest (?)
Museum no.
 
Medium
manuscript
Technique
painted
Type of text
literary
Language
Coptic
Content
possibly Coptic literary texts (palaeography)
Date
600–799
Notes
 
Material
papyrus
Object dimensions
H: 1.5; W: 2
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
i: 2; ii: 3
Height of letters
0.8–1
Description
small piece of papyrus card
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; no margins preserved
Date
600–799
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Török 1974b, fig. 1a–b
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Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Török 1974b, p. 369 (inscr. 1), fig. 1a–b
Other editions
 
Other publications
Barkóczi – Salamon 1974, p. 314
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