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- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-138B, mounted in the western end of the mastaba
- Excavation no.
- T.138B
- Present location
- Ghazali, in situ
- Museum no.
- 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: 12; W: 12.5; Th: 3
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- core black, surface red
- Text colour
- Lines
- 2
- Height of letters
- impossible to measure
- Description
- Lower right corner of a plaque. The epigraphic field framed by a double incised line, leaving margin of 3 cm on the right; the bottom margin impossible to measure because stela still mounted in the superstructure. Surface whitewashed after firing.
- Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; only small fragment of lower right corner preserved
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 192
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Text 4280
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, found during the dismantling of remains of a mastaba belonging to tomb Ghz-2-117
- Excavation no.
- Gh.2016.1.008
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- stela
- Technique
- incised before firing & painted
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- unidentified
- Content
- fragment of epitaph
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- terracotta
- Object dimensions
- H: 8; W: 6; Th: 2–2.3
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- core black, surface red
- Text colour
- black
- Lines
- 2
- Height of letters
- c. 1.5
- Description
- Fragment of a plaque with a part of one margin preserved, most probably upper or lower. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving the margin of 1.5 cm. The borderline and letters painted black after firing.
Porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite). - Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; fragment of lower or upper margin with faint remnants of two lines
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 193
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Text 4281
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, re-used in a secondary stone mastaba constructed on the top of the normal mud-brick mastaba of tomb Ghz-2-138
- Excavation no.
- Gh.2016.1.010
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- stela
- Technique
- incised before firing & painted
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- unidentified
- Content
- fragment of epitaph
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- terracotta
- Object dimensions
- H: 12 (?); W: 10.5 (?); Th: 3.2–3.5
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- core black, surface red to grey
- Text colour
- red
- Lines
- 1
- Height of letters
- impossible to measure
- Description
- Fragment of a plaque with part of one margin, uncertain which one. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving the margin of 2.5 cm. The letter is painted red.
Porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite). - Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; part of one margin (lower?) with part of one letter
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 194
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Text 4282
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, outside monastery, west of south gate
- Excavation no.
- Gh.2016.1.192
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- stela
- Technique
- incised before firing & painted
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- unidentified
- Content
- fragment of epitaph
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- terracotta
- Object dimensions
- H: 7.1; W: 3.4; Th: 2.8–3
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- core black, front red to grey, back red
- Text colour
- white
- Lines
- 3
- Height of letters
- 1.8–2
- Description
- Central part of a plaque, without margins. The letters were painted white after firing.
Porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica). - Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; no margin preserved
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 197
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Text 4283
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-134
- Excavation no.
- Gh.2016.1.079
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- sepulchral cross
- Technique
- incised before firing & painted
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- unidentified
- Content
- fragment of epitaph
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- terracotta
- Object dimensions
- H: 14; W: 13.5; Th: 3.3
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- core black, surface red
- Text colour
- black
- Lines
- 2
- Height of letters
- impossible to measure
- Description
- Upper fragment of the right horizontal arm of a sepulchral cross with fragments of upper and right margins. The epigraphic field framed by a double incised line, leaving the margin of 2.4 cm. In the upper right corner a decorative cross with V-shaped endings of the upper and side bars incised before firing. The borderlines, the letters, and the cross painted black after firing. On the back, a geometrical pattern was painted black.
Porous Nile clay with organic and considerable mineral admixture (mica, quartzite). - Decorative elements
- decorative cross in l. 1; back surface painted with black pattern
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; fragment of right horizontal arm with part of upper and right margins preserved
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Egyptian calendar
- Dating formulae
- [---]ⲫⲓ ⲕ̄ⲏ̄
- Transcription
- "Phaophi/Epeiph 28" (l. 2)
- Months
- [---]ⲫⲓ
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 209
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Text 4284
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, re-used in a secondary stone mastaba constructed on the top of the normal mud-brick mastaba of tomb Ghz-2-138
- Excavation no.
- Gh.2016.1.005
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- sepulchral cross
- Technique
- incised before firing & painted
- Type of text
- epitaph
- Language
- Greek
- Content
- fragment of epitaph
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- terracotta
- Object dimensions
- H: 17; W: 14; Th: 3
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- core black, surface red, painted white (eroded)
- Text colour
- black
- Lines
- 3
- Height of letters
- 1.5–3
- Description
- Fragment of the right horizontal arm of a sepulchral cross, with margins preserved. The epigraphic field is framed by an incised line, leaving a narrow outer margin. The surface painted white after firing, borderline and letters painted black.
Porous Nile clay with considerable organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite). - Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; fragment of right horizontal arm; very fragile and powdery
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Egyptian calendar
- Dating formulae
- [--- ⲙⲏ]ⲛⲓ ⲉⲡⲓ[ⲫⲓ ---]
- Transcription
- "in the month of Epeiph [---]" (ll. 1–2)
- Months
- ⲉⲡⲓ[ⲫⲓ]
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 211
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Text 4285
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, room 8, perhaps re-used in reparation of the east wall of the monastery
- Excavation no.
- G.13.039
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- sepulchral cross
- Technique
- incised
- Type of text
- acclamation
- Language
- Greek
- Content
- 'light – life' acclamation
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- sandstone
- Object dimensions
- H: 27.5; W: 26; Th: 9.5
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- grey, covered by light grey patina on front and dark grey on sides and back
- Text colour
- Lines
- 1 horizontal + 1 vertical
- Height of letters
- 4 (ⲏ) – 6 (ⲱ)
- Description
- Incomplete sepulchral cross. Whole upper vertical arm and large part of the lower one as well as the lower corner of the right arm broken off. The epigraphic field framed by double incised line.
- Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- incomplete; upper arm and large part of the lower one broken off
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 213
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Text 4286
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
-
(a): unknown
(b) and (c): Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, (a) from tomb Ghz-2-009; (b) from between tombs Ghz-2-009 and Ghz-2-010 - Excavation no.
- (a): not registered
(b): Gh.2015.2.004
(c): Gh.2015.2.018 - Present location
- (a): Sudan National Museum, Khartoum (b), (c): Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- sepulchral cross
- Technique
- incised before firing & painted
- Type of text
- acclamation
- Language
- Greek
- Content
- 'light – life' acclamation
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- terracotta
- Object dimensions
- (a): H: 16; W: 9.8 (max); Th: not recorded
(b): H: 10.3 (max); W: 12.1; Th: 3.5
(c): H: 16.7; W: 12.5 (max); Th: 3.5–4
Total reconstructed dimensions: H: ca. 45; W: ca. 40 - Text dimensions
- Object colour
- core black/dark brown in centre, red towards edges; surface dark red, painted white
- Text colour
- dark red (ⲥ)
- Lines
- 1 horizontal + 1 vertical
- Height of letters
- ⲫ – 8; ⲍ – 3.5; ⲥ – c. 5
- Description
- Three non-joining fragments of a sepulchral cross: (a) – upper vertical bar; (b) – left horizontal bar; (c) – lower vertical bar. The bars widening towards the edges. The front surface of the lower right corner of fragment (c) chipped off. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line running along all sides. The cross painted white after firing; the frame and the letter ⲥ painted dark red afterwards.
Porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite). - Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; upper, left, and lower bars, not connecting with one another
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 214
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Text 4287
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-041
- Excavation no.
- Gh.2015.2.010
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- sepulchral cross
- Technique
- incised before firing
- Type of text
- acclamation
- Language
- Greek
- Content
- 'light – life' acclamation
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- terracotta
- Object dimensions
- H: 11.5; W: 10; Th: 2.35
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- core black, surface red
- Text colour
- Lines
- 1 vertical
- Height of letters
- 9.5
- Description
- Upper vertical bar of a sepulchral cross, widening towards the edge. The surface whitewashed after firing and then painted red.
Porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite). - Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; only upper vertical arm preserved
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 215
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Text 4288
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, surface find
- Excavation no.
- Gh.2015.2.013
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- sepulchral cross
- Technique
- incised before firing
- Type of text
- acclamation
- Language
- Greek
- Content
- 'light – life' acclamation
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- terracotta
- Object dimensions
- H: 10.4; W: 8.3; Th: 2.6
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- core black, surface and sides red to black
- Text colour
- Lines
- 1 vertical
- Height of letters
- 6.5
- Description
- upper vertical bar of cross
porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite) - Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; only upper vertical arm preserved
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 216
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Text 4289
- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, between tombs Ghz-2-041 and Ghz-2-042
- Excavation no.
- Gh.2015.2.016
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- sepulchral cross
- Technique
- incised before firing
- Type of text
- acclamation
- Language
- Greek
- Content
- 'light – life' acclamation
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- terracotta
- Object dimensions
- H: 17.5; W: 12; Th: 2.5
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- core grey, surface red
- Text colour
- Lines
- 2
- Height of letters
- c. 4
- Description
- Two joining fragments of the central part of a sepulchral cross: lower part of upper vertical arm and right-hand side of the left horizontal bar. Whitewashed after firing and then painted red; red paint preserved mainly on the back and sides, with only some traces on the front.
Porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite). - Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; middle fragment with parts of upper and left arms
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 217
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- Provenance
- Ghazali
- Region
- Makuria
- Findspot
- Polish-Sudanese excavations, cemetery 2, tomb Ghz-2-133
- Excavation no.
- Gh.2016.1.011
- Present location
- Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
- Museum no.
- not registered
- Medium
- sepulchral cross
- Technique
- incised before firing
- Type of text
- acclamation
- Language
- Greek
- Content
- 'light – life' acclamation
- Date
- 700–999
- Notes
- Material
- terracotta
- Object dimensions
- H: 8.6; W: 7.4; Th: 3.7–3.8
- Text dimensions
- Object colour
- core black, surface red
- Text colour
- Lines
- 1 vertical
- Height of letters
- 3
- Description
- Upper vertical arm of a sepulchral cross. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line. The back roughly worked.
Porous Nile clay with considerable organic and small mineral admixture (mica, quartzite). - Decorative elements
- State of preservation
- fragmentary; only upper vertical arm preserved
- Date
- 700–999
- Chronological systems
- Dating formulae
- Transcription
- Months
- Weakdays
- Feasts
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- Offices & titles
- Toponyms & ethnonyms
- Latest edition
- I. Ghazali 218
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