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Text 3219

Provenance
Banganarti
Region
Makuria
Findspot
upper church, north column of southeast support, north face
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Banganarti, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription of Marturokouda, thegna of Ase
Date
1275–1350
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 10.5; W: 29.7
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
1.5–3.1
Description
one line of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
1275–1350
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
thegna of Ase (ⲁ̇ⲥⲉ ⲑⲉ⸌ⲕ⸍): l. 1 (or 'son of Ase'?)
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Ase (ⲁ̇ⲥⲉ): l. 1 (or anthroponym?)
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Łajtar – Ochała 2017a, fig. on p. 248
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 569, fig. on p. 378
Other editions
Łajtar – Ochała 2017a, pp. 247–8 (no. 6), fig. on p. 248
Other publications
CIEN 5, no. 66
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Text 3220

Provenance
Banganarti
Region
Makuria
Findspot
upper church, south sandstone portal, west jamb, east face
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Banganarti, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Old Nubian
Content
inscription of Tamalei, tot of Ase
Date
1275–1350
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 4.8; W: 22.7
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
1.1–2.2
Description
two line of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
1275–1350
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
tot of Ase (ⲁ̇ⲥⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲧ): ll. 1–2 (or 'son of Ase'?)
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Ase (ⲁ̇ⲥⲉ): l. 1 (or anthroponym?)
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Łajtar – Ochała 2017a, fig. on p. 248
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 725, fig. on p. 455, fig. 63
Other editions
Łajtar – Ochała 2017a, pp. 248–9 (no. 7), fig. on p. 248
Other publications
CIEN 5, no. 66
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Text 3221

Provenance
Banganarti
Region
Makuria
Findspot
upper church, north column of southwest support, west face
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Banganarti, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription of unidentified thegna of Ase
Date
1200–1399
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 8.5; W: 49.5
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
2
Height of letters
2.2–6.5
Description
two line of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete, right part lost
Date
1200–1399
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
thegna of great town of Ase ([ⲁ]ⲥⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲗ⸌ⲗ⸍ ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍ ⲑⲉ⸌ⲕ⸍): l. 2
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Ase ([ⲁ]ⲥⲉⲛ): l. 1
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
Łajtar – Ochała 2017a, fig. on p. 249
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 918, fig. on p. 540, fig. 77
Other editions
Łajtar – Ochała 2017a, pp. 249–50 (no. 8), fig. on p. 249
Other publications
CIEN 5, no. 66
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Text 3222

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cathedral, east part of south aisle, wall between first and second piers from east, south face
Excavation no.
E 191c.4 (neg. no. Fa.62/3.0229)
Present location
not preserved
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Content
inscription of Arwa, tot of Pachoras
Date
1200–1299
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 3.5; W: 7.5
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
2
Height of letters
 
Description
two line of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete, apart from minor lacunae in line 1
Date
1200–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
tot of town of Paras (= Faras) (ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ̣ ⲇⲓⲡ ⲧ⸌ⲟⲧ⸍): l. 1
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Paras (= Faras) (ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ̣): l. 1
Source
neg. no. Fa.62/3.0229
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Łajtar – Ochała 2017c, p. 309
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 3223

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cathedral, east part of south aisle, wall between first pier from east and first pilaster from east, west face; above and to the right of DBMNT 3224
Excavation no.
E 201b.4 (neg. no. Fa.62/3.0227)
Present location
not preserved
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription of Arwa
Date
1200–1299
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: ?; W: 5.6
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
two line of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
1200–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
neg. no. Fa.62/3.0227
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Łajtar – Ochała 2017c, p. 309
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 3224

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cathedral, east part of south aisle, wall between first pier from east and first pilaster from east, west face; below and to the left of DBMNT 3223
Excavation no.
E 201c.4 (neg. no. Fa.62/3.0227)
Present location
not preserved
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription of Arwa
Date
1200–1299
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: ?; W: 12
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
 
Description
one line of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
1200–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
neg. no. Fa.62/3.0227
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Łajtar – Ochała 2017c, p. 309
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 3225

Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cathedral, east part of south aisle, wall between first pier from east and first pilaster from east, west face; below and to the left of DBMNT 3224
Excavation no.
E 201ⲉ.4 (neg. no. Fa.62/3.0227)
Present location
not preserved
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription of Arwa
Date
1200–1299
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 3; W: 9.6
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
2
Height of letters
 
Description
two line of incised inscription
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
1200–1299
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
neg. no. Fa.62/3.0227
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
unpublished; mentioned in Łajtar – Ochała 2017c, p. 309
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 3226

Provenance
Tafa
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
cemetery
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Museum no.
12709
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Arabic
Content
epitaph of Ḥamd
Date
17 April 1333–16 May 1333
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 61; W: 21
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
18
Height of letters
 
Description
sandstone stela
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
nearly complete; lowermost lines damaged
Date
17 April 1333–16 May 1333
Chronological systems
Era of the Saracens
Islamic calendar
day of the week
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
on the night of Wednesday, in the month of Sha‘bān, in the year seven hundred thirty-three (ll. 14–17)
Months
Sha‘bān
Weakdays
Wednesday
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
jurisprudent (الفقيه): l. 10
sheikh (الشيخ): l. 11
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
RCEA 15 5635 (= TEI 20735)
Other editions
Wiet 1942, p. 56 (no. 3661)
Other publications
 
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Text 3228

Provenance
Banganarti
Region
Makuria
Findspot
upper church, northern portico, southern wall, exact position not recorded
Excavation no.
 
Present location
not preserved
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
unidentified
Content
inscription left by unidentified person
Date
1200–1399
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
not recorded
Description
inscription incised in plaster
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary
Date
1200–1399
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
I. Banganarti 2 1
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 3229

Provenance
Banganarti
Region
Makuria
Findspot
upper church, northern portico, southern wall, exact position not recorded
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Banganarti, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
subliterary
Language
Greek
Content
perhaps a (sub)literary text or prayer
Date
1200–1399
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
not recorded
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
6
Height of letters
not recorded
Description
inscription incised in plaster
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete
Date
1200–1399
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
I. Banganarti 2 2
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 3230

Provenance
Banganarti
Region
Makuria
Findspot
upper church, northern portico, southern side, pillar between rooms 29 and 30, western face, 123 cm above the floor
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Banganarti, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription left by Ouloum
Date
1200–1399
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 7.5; W: 9
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
2
Height of letters
1.5-3.5
Description
inscription incised in plaster
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete
Date
1200–1399
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
(Church of) Jesus (ⲓ̄ⲥ︦): l. 1
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
I. Banganarti 2, fig. on p. 98
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 3, fig. on p. 98, fig. 79
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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Text 3231

Provenance
Banganarti
Region
Makuria
Findspot
upper church, northern portico, southern side, pillar between rooms 29 and 30, western face, 117 cm above the floor
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Banganarti, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
incised (graffito)
Type of text
visitor's inscription
Language
Old Nubian
Content
inscription left by Ouloum
Date
1200–1399
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 7.5; W: 12.5
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
2
Height of letters
2-2.5
Description
inscription incised in plaster
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete
Date
1200–1399
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Source
I. Banganarti 2, fig. on p. 98
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 4, fig. on p. 98, fig. 79
Other editions
 
Other publications
 
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