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Text 4255

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-139, mounted in the western end of the mastaba
Excavation no.
T.139
Present location
Ghazali, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing & painted
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified man
Date
700–999
Notes
 
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
core black, surface red
Text colour
black
Lines
7
Height of letters
not recorded
Description
Lower part of a plaque with complete lower margin and the lower part of both side margins preserved. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line and a slightly raised border. The last line written on the margin. The frame and letters painted black after firing.
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; upper part lacking; surface heavily eroded and completely illegible in the right-hand part; material very fragile
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
ⲉ̣ⲡ̣ⲓ̣ⲫ̣ⲓ̣
Transcription
"Epeiph" (l. 2)
Months
ⲉ̣ⲡ̣ⲓ̣ⲫ̣ⲓ̣
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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I. Ghazali 141
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Text 4256

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-143, mounted in the western end of the mastaba
Excavation no.
T.143
Present location
Ghazali, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing & painted
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
 
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 32.5; W: 29; Th: 3–4
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
core black, surface red
Text colour
black
Lines
4 (6 reconstructed)
Height of letters
2–3
Description
Lower part of a rectangular plaque with complete lower margin, a large part of the left one, and a smaller of the right one preserved. The epigraphic field framed by a double incised line, leaving uninscribed margin of 2.5 cm on the left, 3 cm on the right, and 2 cm on the bottom. The last line consisting of three crosses, each formed of four dots. Crosses, frame, and letters painted black after firing.
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary, upper part lacking, front surface almost completely eroded, extremely fragile, only parts of last lines preserved
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 144
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Text 4257

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Polish-Sudanese excavations:
(a): cemetery 2, in the layer of broken mudbricks covering the superstructure of a secondary (monastic) burial, dug into the earlier tomb Ghz-2-004
(b): room 109, level 1, at east entrance
Excavation no.
(a): Gh.2015.2.017C
(b): Gh.2015.2.027
Present location
Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.
not registered
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek (?)
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
 
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 22.5; W: 8.5; Th: 2
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
core black, front and side red to grey, back red
Text colour
 
Lines
8
Height of letters
1.4–2.4
Description
Two joining pieces forming the lower left-hand part of a plaque. A large part of the right margin together with the lower left corner preserved. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving margin of 1.5–1.9 cm on the left and ca. 1.4 on the bottom.

Porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite).
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; left-hand part with lower left corner and beginning of eight lines preserved
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 152
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Text 4258

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Polish-Sudanese excavations:
(a): cemetery 2, in layer of broken mudbricks covering the superstructure of a secondary (monastic) burial, dug into the earlier tomb Ghz-2-004
(b) cemetery 2, south part
Excavation no.
(a): Gh.2015.2.017B
(b): Gh.2016.1.182
Present location
Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.
not registered
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek (?)
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
 
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 14; W: 8.1; Th: 2–2.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
core black, surface red on edge, light violet towards centre (slipped)
Text colour
 
Lines
6
Height of letters
1.3–2.5
Description
Two joining pieces of the lower right part of a plaque with fragments of the lower and right margins preserved. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving margin of 2.2–3.2 cm on the right and 1.7–2 cm on the bottom. Traces of dark paint inside the letters. The lowermost line written on the borderline and last letters of lines 2 and 3 written on the margin.

Porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite).
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; lower left corner with ending of six lines preserved
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 153
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Text 4259

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-009
Excavation no.
Gh.2015.2.006
Present location
Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.
not registered
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 10.5; W: 9; Th: 2.7
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
greyish white
Text colour
 
Lines
3
Height of letters
c. 1.5
Description
fragment of a slab, without margins
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; no margin preserved, letters barely legible; stone of very loose structure
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 154
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I. Ghazali 154
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Text 4260

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, surface find
Excavation no.
Gh.2015.2.007
Present location
Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.
not registered
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
 
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 8.65; W: 7.95; Th: 2.55
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
core black, front red to grey, back and side completely eroded
Text colour
 
Lines
3 (4 reconstructed)
Height of letters
1.7–2.3
Description
Fragment of the right margin of a plaque. The epigraphic field framed by a slightly raised border. The last letter of line 1 written on the margin.

Porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite).
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; part of right margin with ending of three lines
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 155
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I. Ghazali 155
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Text 4261

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Polish-Sudanese excavations, room 102
Excavation no.
Gh.2016.1.002
Present location
Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.
not registered
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing & painted
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
 
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 8.7; W: 10.3; Th: not recorded
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
core black in centre, red close to surface, surface brown
Text colour
white and yellow/orange
Lines
2
Height of letters
c. 2
Description
Rounded lower right corner of a plaque. The epigraphic field framed by broad groove, ca. 1.7 cm wide, forming a margin of ca. 1.5 cm on the bottom. The front surface painted white and yellow/orange after firing, possibly in stripes. The back surface roughly worked and painted red.

Very porous Nile clay with considerable organic and small mineral admixture (mica, quartzite).
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; lower right corner with ending of two lines
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 156
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Text 4262

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-139, to the west of mastaba
Excavation no.
Gh.2016.1.006
Present location
Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.
not registered
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
 
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 15; W: 11; Th: 3
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
core black, front and back dark red to grey (slipped)
Text colour
 
Lines
4
Height of letters
2–2.7 (ⲉ: 4)
Description
Fragment of the right margin of a plaque. The epigraphic field framed by a groove, leaving the outer margin of 2.5 (upper part) – 3.5 cm (lower part).

Porous Nile clay with small organic and considerable mineral admixture (mica, quartzite).
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; fragment of right margin with ending of four lines
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 157
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Text 4263

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-124A, mounted in the western end of the mastaba
Excavation no.
T.124A
Present location
Ghazali, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised & painted
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 24; W: 31.5; Th: 9
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
greyish white
Text colour
black
Lines
3
Height of letters
c. 1.5–2
Description
Lower part of a slab with complete lower margin and the lower part of both side margins preserved. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving uninscribed margin of 2 cm on the left, 3 cm on the right, and 2–2.7 cm on the bottom. Lower part of the epigraphic field, 7.5 cm high, left uninscribed. The frame and probably also the letters painted black.
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; upper part lacking; text heavily eroded and almost illegible, especially in the right part
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 163
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I. Ghazali 163
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Text 4264

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-115, mounted in the western end of the mastaba
Excavation no.
T.115
Present location
Ghazali, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised & painted
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 13.5; W: 29; Th: 9.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
white
Text colour
black
Lines
4
Height of letters
2–2.5
Description
Lower part of a slab with complete lower margin and the lowermost part of both side margins preserved. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving margins of ca. 2 cm on the sides and ca. 5 cm on the bottom. Side margins uninscribed; the last line of the text incised partly on the lower margin; cross closing the inscription incised on the lower margin. The letters and the cross painted black.
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; upper part lacking; stone extremely powdery
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 164
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Text 4265

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, ound in structure labelled Ghz-2-141, which looked like a mastaba, but with no burial beneath it
Excavation no.
Gh.2016.1.184
Present location
Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.
not registered
Medium
stela
Technique
incised & painted
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 9.2; W: 23; Th: 6.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
greyish white
Text colour
black
Lines
2
Height of letters
1.8–2.3
Description
Two joining pieces of the lower part of a slab, with almost complete lower margin and the lowermost fragment of the left one preserved. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving the margins of 3 cm on the left and 1.7–2 cm on the bottom. The borderline and the letters painted black.
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; put together from two fragments; lower part with fragment of right margin and almost complete lower margin and fragments of two lowermost lines
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 166
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Text 4266

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Polish-Sudanese excavations, fill of southern church
Excavation no.
G.13.012
Present location
Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.
not registered
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
unidentified
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
 
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 14.7; W: 9; Th: 3.8
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
core black, front, side, and back red
Text colour
black
Lines
2
Height of letters
3.5–4
Description
Fragment of the lower right-hand corner of a plaque with rounded bottom. Lower part, 7.5 cm wide, apparently left uninscribed.

Porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite).
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; lower right corner with ending of lowermost two lines
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 167
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