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Text 649

Provenance
Banganarti
Region
Makuria
Findspot
upper church, arch of entrance from N portico to building, N face; to the left of DBMNT 2724
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 Doureri, epirshil of king Siti
Date
circa 1330–circa 1339
Notes
 
Material
stone
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 9; W: 14.5
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
3
Height of letters
1.4–3
Description
inscription incised on voussoir
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete
Date
circa 1330–circa 1339
Chronological systems
king's occurrence
Dating formulae
ⲥⲓⲧⲓ ⲃ︤ⲗ︦ⲥ︥
Transcription
"king Siti" (l. 2)
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
deacon of Great (Church of) Jesus (ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍ ⲇⲓⲁ⸌ⲕ⸍): ll. 1–2
king (ⲃ︦ⲗ︦ⲥ︦): l. 2
epirshil (ⲉⲡⲣ̄ϣⲗ̄): l. 3
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Great (Church of) Jesus (ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲙⲉ⸌ⲅ⸍): ll. 1–2
Source
I. Banganarti 2, fig. 80
Image
Image not available
Source
Łajtar 2003a, fig. 8
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 2 9, fig. on p. 100 and figs. 79–80
Other editions
Łajtar 2003a, pp. 150–151 (no. 7), fig. 8
Other publications
Żurawski et alii 2003, p. 150, fig. 20; Łajtar 2004b, p. 256; Żurawski 2019, fig. 6.6
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Text 650

Provenance
Banganarti
Region
Makuria
Findspot
lower church, south aisle, east wall (room 8)
Excavation no.
 
Present location
Banganarti, in situ
Museum no.
 
Medium
wall
Technique
painted (dipinto)
Type of text
private prayer
Language
Greek
Content
prayer for King Zacharias
Date
800–899
Notes
 
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
 
Text dimensions
H: 19; W: 30
Object colour
 
Text colour
black
Lines
13
Height of letters
0.6–0.9 (phi: 1.8)
Description
inscription written with black ink
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary, whole middle part missing
Date
800–899
Chronological systems
king's occurrence
Dating formulae
ⲍⲁⲭⲁ[ⲣ]ⲓⲁⲥ ⲃ︤ⲗ︦ⲥ︥
ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲉⲩⲥ ⲏⲙⲱⲛ ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ
Transcription
"king Zacharias" (l. 3)
"our king Zacharias" (l. 13)
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
king (ⲃⲗⲥ): l. 3; (ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲉⲩⲱⲥ): l. 13
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Banganarti, fig. 13
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. Banganarti 1 12, fig. 13
Other editions
Łajtar 2003a, pp. 158–159
Other publications
Łajtar 2004b, p. 259; Brakmann 2006, p. 300; Łajtar 2008b, p. 401; Żurawski 2012, p. 109, figs. 14–15; CIEN 8, no. 115
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Text 651

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
tomb T2 (296), S of cathedral (church 293)
Excavation no.
66.3.16/5 (reg. no. (66/105)
Present location
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Museum no.
JdE 90882
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek/Coptic/Old Nubian
Content
epitaph of Marianou, bishop
Date
29 August 992–28 August 993
Notes
date uncertain due to the presence of two different numerals; weekday in Coptic; length of life in Old Nubian
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 44; W: 17.5; Th: 10
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
19
Height of letters
 
Description
roughly rectangular slab, epigraphic field framed by slightly raised border
Decorative elements
in upper part 2 arch-like elements surmounted with Maltese cross; rosette between arches
State of preservation
complete, apart from minor damages in lower left edge
Date
29 August 992–28 August 993
Chronological systems
day of the week
Era of the Martyrs
Dating formulae
ⲉⲛ ⲏⲙⲉⲣⲁ : ⲡⲉϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ … ⲁⲡⲟ ⲙⲁⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍ … ⲯⲑ̄
Transcription
"on day four (= Wednesday) (...), (in the year) from the Martyrs 709 (?)" (ll. 13–17)
Months
 
Weakdays
ⲏⲙⲉⲣⲁ : ⲡⲉϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
bishop (ⲉⲡ︦ⲟ︦ⲥ︦): l. 8
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Qasr Ibrim 18
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. QI 18, fig. on p. 59
Other editions
 
Other publications
Plumley 1970, p. 131, il. 103; Adams 2010, p. 305 (inventory), pl. 42a; Łajtar – van der Vliet 2010, p. 716; CSCN, p. 65, n. 78 on p. 75, p. 335
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Text 652

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
tomb T2 (296), S of cathedral (church 293)
Excavation no.
66.3.16/9 (reg. no. 66/103)
Present location
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Museum no.
JdE 90881
Medium
stela
Technique
incised & painted
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Content
epitaph of Iesou, bishop of Phrim
Date
6 May 1110
Notes
month in Old Nubian
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 57; W: 37; Th: 9
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
white
Lines
28
Height of letters
 
Description
rectangular slab; epigraphic field framed by raised border in form of aedicula
Decorative elements
aedicula-type decoration: 2 simple columns without bases and capitals support semicircular tympanum with rosette (?) inside; above 2 crosses, one in each corner; elements painted white, red and green; letters painted white to form cross within square
State of preservation
complete with some minor damages at edges and in corners
Date
6 May 1110
Chronological systems
Era of the Martyrs
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
: ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲛⲛⲁ ⲓ︤ⲁ̄︥ ·
ⲁⲡⲟ ⲙⲁⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍ … ⲱ̇ⲕ̄︤ⲋ̄︥
Transcription
"on (day) 11 of (the month of) Pachon" (ll. 19–20)
"(in the year) from the Martyrs 826" (l. 23)
Months
ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲛ-ⲛⲁ
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
abba (ⲁ︦ⲃ︦): l. 5
orthodox bishop of Phrim (= Ibrim) (ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲫⲣⲓⲙ): l. 5
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Phrim (= Ibrim) (ⲫⲣⲓⲙ): l. 5
Source
I. Qasr Ibrim 19
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. QI 19, fig. on p. 65
Other editions
 
Other publications
Plumley 1970, p. 131, il. 104; Adams 2010, p. 305 (inventory), pl. 42d; Łajtar – van der Vliet 2010, p. 716
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Text 653

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
tomb T2 (296), S of cathedral (church 293)
Excavation no.
66.3.16/6 (reg. no. 66/104)
Present location
Petrie Museum, University College London
Museum no.
UC 2373
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
epitaph of Georgiou, bishop of Phrim
Date
1100–1199
Notes
dated on analogy with DBMNT 654
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 57; W: 37; Th: 4.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
painted red and green
Text colour
 
Lines
18
Height of letters
 
Description
rectangular slab; epigraphic field framed by raised border in form of aedicula
Decorative elements
aedicula-type decoration: 2 columns supporting semicircular tympanum with conch or rosette inside; 2 crosses above
State of preservation
complete
Date
1100–1199
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
: ⲁ̇ⲑ︤ⲩ︦ⲣ︥ : ⲓ︤ⲉ︥̄ :
Transcription
"Athyr 15" (l. 8)
Months
ⲁ̇ⲑ︤ⲩ︦ⲣ︥
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
abba (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ): l. 5
bishop of Phrim (= Ibrim) (ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲫⲣⲙ̄): l. 6
notary of eparch (ⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ ⲛⲟ⸌ⲧ⸍): l. 10
archimandrite of (monastery of) Raphael (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲙⲁⲛ⸌ⲇ⸍ ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ): l. 10
archimandrite of (monastery of) Pashshe (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲙⲁⲛ⸌ⲇ⸍ ⲡⲁϣϣⲉ): l. 11
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Phrim (= Ibrim) (ⲫⲣⲙ︦): l. 6
(monastery of) Raphael (ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ): l. 10
(monastery of) Pashshe (ⲡⲁϣϣⲉ): l. 11
Source
I. Qasr Ibrim 20
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. QI 20, fig. on p. 69
Other editions
 
Other publications
Plumley 1966, p. 11, pl. 4.5; Plumley 1970, p. 131, il. 105; Łajtar 1992a, pp. 120–1 (no. 4); Adams 2010, p. 305 (inventory), pl. 42f; Łajtar – van der Vliet 2010, pp. 716–17
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Text 654

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
tomb T2 (296), S of cathedral (church 293)
Excavation no.
66.3.16/6 (reg. no. 66/101)
Present location
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Museum no.
JdE 90880
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
epitaph of Marianou, bishop of Phrim
Date
8 June 1132
Notes
8 June 1132 fell on Wednesday; lunar day incorrect – 9 days earlier than Alexandrian cycle
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 56; W: 27; Th: 12.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
traces of green paint
Text colour
 
Lines
27
Height of letters
 
Description
rectangular slab, epigraphic field framed by raised borders
Decorative elements
incised decoration on borders of epigraphic field; rosette in lower right corner; mountain-like elements with cross on tops
State of preservation
lower left corner broken off
Date
8 June 1132
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
lunar calendar
Era of the Martyrs
day of the week
Dating formulae
: ⲡⲁⲩ̇ⲛⲓ ⲙⲏⲛⲟⲥ : ⲓ︤ⲇ︥ : ⲥⲉⲗⲗⲉⲛⲏ : ⲕ︤ⲑ︥ : ⲁ̇ⲡⲟ ⲙⲁⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍ : ⲱ︤ⲙ︦ⲏ︥ : ⲏ̇ⲙⲉⲣⲁ ⲧⲏ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁ̇ⲕⲏ
Transcription
"in the month of Payni, (day) 14, on the 29th moon (day), (in the year) from the Martyrs 848, on Sunday" (ll. 8–10)
Months
ⲡⲁⲩⲛⲓ
Weakdays
ⲏⲙⲉⲣⲁ ⲧⲏ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
abba (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ): l. 4
bishop of Phrim (= Ibrim) (ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲫⲣⲙ̄): l. 5
archinotarios of eparch (ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲛⲟ⸌ⲧ⸍ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍): ll. 11–12
deg( ) of queen (ⲇⲏ⸌ⲅ⸍ ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲥⲥⲁ): l. 12
archimandrite of (monastery of) Raphael (ⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ⲙⲁⲛ⸌ⲇ⸍ ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ): ll. 12–13
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Phrim (= Ibrim) (ⲫⲣⲙ︦): l. 5
(monastery of) Raphael (ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ): l. 13
Source
I. Qasr Ibrim 21
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. QI 21, fig. on p. 79
Other editions
 
Other publications
Plumley 1966, p. 11; Plumley 1970, p. 131, il. 106; Łajtar 1992a, p. 120 (no. 3); Adams 2010, pp. 244 (mentioned), 305 (inventory), pl. 42c; Łajtar – van der Vliet 2010, pp. 716–17; CSCN, table 41 on p. 310, table 47 on p. 337; Deptuła 2015, pp. 131–2
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Text 655

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
tomb T2 (296), S of cathedral (church 293)
Excavation no.
66.3.16/4 (reg. no. 66/106)
Present location
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Museum no.
JdE 90883
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek/Old Nubian
Content
epitaph of Marianou, bishop of Kourte
Date
20 December 1154
Notes
ll. 27–33 in Old Nubian (dating and length of life)
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 51.5; W: 23; Th: 12
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
33
Height of letters
 
Description
rectangular slab; epigraphic field framed by raised border and divided into two parts - upper with decoration, lower with inscription
Decorative elements
raised border decorated with incised wavy lines; upper part of epigraphic field decorated with 3 mountaines surmounted by crosses
State of preservation
complete; lacuna in two last lines
Date
20 December 1154
Chronological systems
Era of the Martyrs
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
[ⲁ]ⲡⲱ [ⲙⲁⲣ]⸌ⲧ̣⸍ ⲱ̣ⲟⲁ ⲉⲓⲛⲛ̄ ̣ ̣ ̣[---] ̣ : ⲭⲱ⸌ⲓⲉ⸍ⲕ : ⲕ︤ⲇ︥ [---]
Transcription
"when it was (year) 861 from the [Mart]t(yrs) ...], Choiak 24" (ll. 33–5)
Months
ⲭⲱ⸌ⲓⲉ⸍ⲕ
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
abba (ⲁ︦ⲃ︦): ll. 8, 23, 26
orthodox bishop of Kourte (ⲟⲣ⸌ⲑ⸍ ⲉⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲕⲟⲩⲣⲧⲉ): l. 9
bishop of Kourte (ⲉⲡⲓⲥ⸌ⲕ⸍ ⲕⲟⲩⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍): ll. 23, 27
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Kourte (ⲕⲟⲩⲣⲧⲉ): l. 9; (ⲕⲟⲩⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍): ll. 23, 27
Source
I. Qasr Ibrim 24
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. QI 24, fig. on p. 99
Other editions
 
Other publications
Plumley 1970, p. 131, il. 108; Adams 2010, p. 305 (inventory), pl. 42b; Łajtar – van der Vliet 2010, p. 716
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Text 656

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
tomb T9
Excavation no.
78.1.23/16 (reg. no. 78/177)
Present location
Cairo
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
epitaph of bishop of Kourte
Date
900–1199
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 33; W: 31; Th: 9
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
14
Height of letters
 
Description
upper right corner of stela or slab; epigraphic field framed by raised border; l. 1 written on border
Decorative elements
border decorated with carved plait ornament; in upper part 3 conchs in low relief
State of preservation
upper right corner preserved, surface worn
Date
900–1199
Chronological systems
Era of the Martyrs
Dating formulae
: ⲁⲡⲟ ⲙⲁⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍ [---]
Transcription
"(in the year) from the Martyrs [ ]" (l. 7)
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
orthodox bishop of Kourte ([ⲉⲡ]ⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲟⲣ⸌ⲑ⸍ⲇⲟⲝⲟⲛ ⲕⲟⲩⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍): l. 6
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Kourte (ⲕⲟⲩⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍): l. 6
Source
I. Qasr Ibrim 25
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. QI 25, fig. on p. 105
Other editions
 
Other publications
Łajtar – van der Vliet 2010, p. 716; CSCN, n. 78 on p. 75
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Text 657

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
tomb T2 (296), S of cathedral (church 293)
Excavation no.
66.3.17/9 (reg. no. 66/107)
Present location
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden
Museum no.
F 1985/4.2
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
epitaph of woman Martha
Date
700–799
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 22; W: 22; Th: 6.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
reddish
Text colour
 
Lines
7
Height of letters
 
Description
irregular trapezoid block, narrower towards bottom
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete apart from some minor lacunas in ll. 3-7
Date
700–799
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
ⲥⲟⲩ ⲙⲏⲧ [ⲛⲑ]ⲱ̣ⲑ
Transcription
"day ten of (the month of) Thoth" (l. 4)
Months
ⲑ]ⲱ̣ⲑ
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Qasr Ibrim 29
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
SB Kopt. 4 2108
Other editions
Van der Vliet 2006, pp. 217–19, fig. 1; I. QI 29, fig. on p. 115
Other publications
Schneider 1985, p. 261; Adams 2010, p. 305 (inventory)
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Text 658

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Ottoman house B 58, room 280, built into E wall
Excavation no.
66.2.1/1 (reg. no. 66/1)
Present location
University Museum, Manchester
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
epitaph of woman Enkael
Date
700–899
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 23; W: 18.5; 6.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
10 (?)
Height of letters
 
Description
text surrounded by narrow flat margins
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
all corners damaged, the most in upper right and lower left
Date
700–899
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
ϫⲟⲩⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲙ̇ⲡⲁⲩⲛⲓ
Transcription
"(day) twenty-two of (the month of) Payni" (ll. 5–6)
Months
ⲡⲁⲩⲛⲓ
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Qasr Ibrim 30
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. QI 30, fig. on p. 119
Other editions
 
Other publications
Plumley 1966, p. 9 (archaeological context)
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Text 659

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Ottoman house B 2, room 157, loose fill
Excavation no.
74.1.27/8 (reg. no. 74/5)
Present location
Egyptian Museum, Cairo (?)
Museum no.
 
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
epitaph of man Petros
Date
700–899
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 31; W: 18.5; Th: 7
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
14
Height of letters
 
Description
 
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete but for some minor surface damage
Date
700–899
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
ⲥⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧϣⲁⲙⲉⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲭⲱⲛ
Transcription
"day thirteen of (the month of) Pachon" (ll. 6–8)
Months
ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲛ
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Qasr Ibrim 31
Image
Image not available
Source
 
Image
Image not available
Latest edition
I. QI 31, fig. on p. 123
Other editions
 
Other publications
Plumley 1975b, p. 13 (mentioned); van der Vliet 2011a, p. 189
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Text 660

Provenance
Qasr Ibrim
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
Ottoman house B 68, room 308, fill of wall
Excavation no.
66.2.2/5 (reg. no. 66/5)
Present location
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Museum no.
JdE 90877
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
epitaph of woman Athanasia
Date
700–899
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 34; W: 12; Th: 8
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
 
Text colour
 
Lines
13
Height of letters
 
Description
 
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
complete but for some minor surface damage
Date
700–899
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
ⲥⲟⲩ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲭⲁⲓⲁⲕ
ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ ⲃ
Transcription
"day two of (the month of) Choiak" (ll. 6–7)
"Choiak 2" (l. 13)
Months
ⲭⲁⲓⲁⲕ, ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Qasr Ibrim 32
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Latest edition
I. QI 32, fig. on p. 125
Other editions
 
Other publications
Plumley 1966, p. 9; Ochała 2011b, p. 221 (no. 4)
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