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Text 2881

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
not recorded
Excavation no.
unknown (photo no. V.66.19/25 C6r)
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
manuscript
Technique
painted
Type of text
subliterary: magical
Language
unidentified
Content
unidentified
Date
1000–1399
Notes
 
Material
paper
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
not recorded
Height of letters
 
Description
no photo available
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
 
Date
1000–1399
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Ruffini 2012a, p. 229
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 2882

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
not recorded
Excavation no.
82.1.23/27 (NI 123)
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
manuscript
Technique
painted
Type of text
subliterary: magical
Language
unidentified
Content
unidentified
Date
1000–1399
Notes
 
Material
paper
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
not recorded
Height of letters
 
Description
no photo available
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
 
Date
1000–1399
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Ruffini 2012a, n. 105 on p. 229
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 2883

Provenance
Selib
Region
Makuria
Findspot
church, on reused column
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Selib, in situ (?)
Museum no.
 
Medium
architectural element
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription of King Zacharias
Date
800–999
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 23.5; W: 20
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
4
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription incised on column
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
800–999
Chronological systems
king's occurrence
Dating formulae
ⲍⲁ⸌ⲭ⸍ ⲃⲁ̄ⲥ
Transcription
"King Zacharias" (l. 1)
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
king (ⲃⲁ̄ⲥ): l. 1
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Deptuła 2015, fig. 1
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Deptuła 2015, pp. 123–124, fig. 1
Other editions
 
Other publications
Żurawski 2014b, pp. 892–893, pl. 9; Żurawski 2016c, p. 94
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Text 2884

Provenance
Selib
Region
Makuria
Findspot
not recorded
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
ostrakon
Technique
painted
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
Greek
Content
name of St Menas
Date
700–899
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
H: 3.8; W: 7.5
Text dimensions
H: 1.7; W: 6.3
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription painted on potsherd
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete; ending damaged
Date
700–899
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Deptuła 2015, fig. 2
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Deptuła 2015, pp. 124–5, fig. 2
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 2885

Provenance
Selib
Region
Makuria
Findspot
building N of church, within enclosure wall
Excavation no.
 
Present location
unknown
Museum no.
 
Medium
pottery
Technique
incised
Type of text
name of divine entity/saint
Language
unidentified
Content
name of St Menas
Date
1100–1399
Notes
 
Material
ceramic
Object dimensions
Diam. rim: 15.8
Text dimensions
H: 14; W: 12
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
3
Height of letters
 
Description
inscription scratched in form of cross on rim of bottle
Decorative elements
painted decoration on rim and arms
State of preservation
vessel fragmentary; inscription complete
Date
1100–1399
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Deptuła 2015, fig. 3
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Deptuła 2015, p. 125, fig. 3
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 2886

Provenance
Selib
Region
Makuria
Findspot
church, north wall, outer face, 2 m from south-east corner
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Selib, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
probably visitor's inscription beginning with invocation of St Menas (?)
Date
550–699
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 10; W: 30
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
4–10
Description
inscription incised on wall
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary, only beginning preserved
Date
550–699
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Deptuła 2015, fig. 4
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
SEG 65 2007
Other editions
Deptuła 2015, pp. 126–7 (no. 1), fig. 4
Other publications
CIEN 3, no. 54
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Text 2887

Provenance
Selib
Region
Makuria
Findspot
church, north wall, outer face, 3 m from south-east corner
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Selib, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription left by Philod( ), epideacon of protoeparch
Date
550–699
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 20; W: 335
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
15–20
Description
inscription incised on wall
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
550–699
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
epideacon of protoeparch (ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟ⸌ⲛ⸍ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲣⲱ⸌ⲧ⸍ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟ[ⲩ]): l. 1
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Deptuła 2015, fig. 5
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
SEG 65 2006
Other editions
Deptuła 2015, pp. 127–32 (no. 2), fig. 5
Other publications
CIEN 3, no. 55
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Text 2888

Provenance
Selib
Region
Makuria
Findspot
church, north wall, outer face, ca. 4.5 m from south-east corner; above DBMNT 2887
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Selib, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
probably visitor's inscription beginning with invocation of St Menas (?)
Date
550–699
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 7; W: 15
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
4–7
Description
inscription incised on wall
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary, only beginning preserved
Date
550–699
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Deptuła 2015, fig. 6
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
SEG 65 2008
Other editions
Deptuła 2015, pp. 132–3 (no. 3), fig. 6
Other publications
CIEN 3, no. 56
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Text 2889

Provenance
Selib
Region
Makuria
Findspot
church, north wall, outer face, ca. 8 m from south-east corner
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Selib, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription left by unidentified second deacon of king
Date
550–699
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 20; W: 220
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
10–20
Description
inscription incised on wall
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete, but illegible in one place
Date
550–699
Chronological systems
king's occurrence
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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king (ⲧⲟⲩ ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲉⲱⲥ̣): l. 1
second deacon of king (ⲧⲟⲩ ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲉⲱⲥ̣ ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟ⸌ⲛ⸍ ⲇⲉⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ̣): l. 1
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Deptuła 2015, fig. 7
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
SEG 65 2005
Other editions
Deptuła 2015, pp. 133–5 (no. 4), fig. 7
Other publications
CIEN 3, no. 57
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Text 2890

Provenance
el-Koro
Region
Makuria
Findspot
cemetery (site PL_El-Koro_03), surface find
Excavation no.
 
Present location
el-Koro, left on site
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
900–1099
Notes
'God of the spirits' type
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: ca. 8; W: ca. 7.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
light-brown, whitewashed
Text colour
 
Lines
3
Height of letters
ca. 1–1.2
Description
fragment of terracotta plaque
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary, no margins preserved
Date
900–1099
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Łajtar 2015a, fig. 1
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Łajtar 2015a, pp. 138–9 (no. 1), fig. 1
Other editions
 
Other publications
CIEN 3, no. 58
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Text 2891

Provenance
el-Koro
Region
Makuria
Findspot
cemetery (site PL_El-Koro_03), surface find
Excavation no.
 
Present location
el-Koro, left on site
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
900–1099
Notes
 
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: ca. 16; W: ca. 13
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
reddish-brown
Text colour
 
Lines
4
Height of letters
1.2–3.3
Description
fragment of terracotta plaque; epigraphic field framed by incised line
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; left lower corner presrved
Date
900–1099
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
[---]ϣⲱⲛ[---]
Transcription
"Pachon" (l. 4)
Months
[---]ϣⲱⲛ[---]
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Łajtar 2015a, fig. 2
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Łajtar 2015a, pp. 139–40 (no. 2), fig. 2
Other editions
 
Other publications
CIEN 3, no. 59
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Text 2892

Provenance
Karmel
Region
Makuria
Findspot
cemetery (site PL_Karmel_09), surface find
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Karmel, left on site
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
unidentified
Content
probably fragment of epitaph
Date
probably 700–999
Notes
Abu Hamed Reach, on Mograt island
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: ca. 10; W: ca. 9.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
reddish-brown
Text colour
 
Lines
3
Height of letters
ca. 2–2.4
Description
fragment of terracotta plaque
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; no margins preserved
Date
probably 700–999
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
[---]ϣⲱⲛ[---]
Transcription
"Pachon" (l. 4)
Months
[---]ϣⲱⲛ[---]
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
Łajtar 2015a, fig. 3
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
Łajtar 2015a, pp. 141–2 (no. 3), fig. 3
Other editions
 
Other publications
CIEN 3, no. 60
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