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Text 889

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, cemetery 2, unknown circumstances
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11273l
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing & painted
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
keleusis type
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 7; W: 22; Th: 2
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
red
Text colour
yellow (?)
Lines
2
Height of letters
c. 2
Description
Almost complete uppermost part of a plaque, put together from three fragments; only the upper right corner missing with only one letter in line 1. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving narrow outer margin of ca. 1 cm in width. Traces of yellow (?) paint in letters.
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
upper part put toghether from 3 pieces; almost complete left margin and portion of the right one; right corner chipped off; lower part lost; surface heavily worn and barely legible, especially in line 2
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 52
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I. Ghazali 52
Other editions
Shinnie - Chittick 1961, p. 82, no. 43; I. Khartoum Copt. 59, pl. 35, upper
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Text 890

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, cemetery 2, unknown circumstances
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11273m
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
unidentified
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
keleusis type
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 5; W: 9; Th: 2
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
brown
Text colour
 
Lines
1
Height of letters
c. 3
Description
Fragment of a plaque, without margins, but belonging probably to the uppermost part; the surviving line was plausibly the first line of the text.
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; broken on all sides
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 56
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Latest edition
I. Ghazali 56
Other editions
Shinnie - Chittick 1961, p. 82, no. 44; I. Khartoum Copt. 60, pl. 35, lower
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Text 891

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
(a), (b), (d): Polish-Sudanese excavations:
(a): room Z
(b): room 104, fill, east side
(d): outside monastery, west of south gate

(c): Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, cemetery 2, unknown circumstances
Excavation no.
(a): Gh.2015.1.034
(b): Gh.2015.2.038
(c): not registered
(d): Gh.2016.1.190
Present location
(a), (b), (d): Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima (c): Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
(a), (b), (d): not registered (c): SNM 11273n
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
epitaph of Philotheos
Date
700–999
Notes
'God of the spirits'
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
(a): H: 16.2; W: 18; Th: c. 3
(b)+(c)+(d): H: 14.5; W: 16.5; Th: c. 3
reconstructed: H: 24; W: 31; Th: c. 3
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
core black, front and back red to black, side greyish red
Text colour
 
Lines
6
Height of letters
1.5–2.5 (ⲫ: 4)
Description
Four fragments (three joining) of a plaque: (a) – central part, no margins; (b)–(d) – central part of right margin. The epigraphic field framed by a broad groove, ca. 1.5 cm wide. Fragment (a) heavily worn and hardly legible, especially in the lower part.

Very porous Nile clay with considerable organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite).
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; central part (a) and fragment of right margin (b+c+d); fragment (a) heavily worn and eroded in lower part
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 10
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Latest edition
I. Ghazali 10
Other editions
Shinnie - Chittick 1961, p. 82, no. 45 (fragment [c]); I. Khartoum Copt. 61, pl. 36 (fragment [c])
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Text 892

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
(a): Polish-Sudanese excavations, room 38
(b): Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, west of monastery
Excavation no.
(a): Gh.2015.1.001
(b): not registered
Present location
(a): Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima (b): Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
(a): not registered (b): SNM 11273o
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph of Theodoros
Date
700–999
Notes
pronoia type
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
(a) H: 15.5; W: 13.8
(b) H: 14; W: 7; Th: 2.5
Reconstructed: H: 16; W: c. 28; Th.: 2.5
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
core black, surface red
Text colour
 
Lines
5 (8 reconstructed)
Height of letters
2–3.2 (ϥ in l. 8: 4.2)
Description
Two non-joining pieces of apparently one plaque: (a) – left margin; (b) – right margin. About a quarter of the total width is missing in the centre. The pieces have preserved fragments of five lines (ll. 4–8 of the edition below); probably three lines missing from the top.

Porous Nile clay with organic and considerable mineral admixture (mica, quartzite).
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary, central parts of left and right margins preserved
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
brother (= monk) ([ⲡⲉ]ⲛ̣ⲥⲟⲛ): l. 6
monk (ⲙ̣ⲟⲛ[ⲁⲭⲟⲥ]): ll. 7–8
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 41
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Latest edition
I. Ghazali 41
Other editions
Shinnie - Chittick 1961, p. 83, no. 46 (fragment [b]); I. Khartoum Copt. 62, pl. 37 (fragment [b])
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Text 893

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, room to the north of northern church
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11273p
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: 7; W: 7; Th: 3
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
surface pinkish
Text colour
yellow l. 1; different color l. 2
Lines
2
Height of letters
c. 2
Description
Fragment of the right margin of a plaque. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving the margin of 1.5 cm in width. Remains of yellow paint in letters in line 1 and a different paint in line 2.
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; part of right margin
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 97
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Latest edition
I. Ghazali 97
Other editions
Shinnie - Chittick 1961, p. 83, no. 47; I. Khartoum Copt. 63, pl. 38, upper
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Text 894

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, cemetery 2, perhaps near grave no. 3
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11273q
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
pronoia or keleusis type
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 5.5; W: 7; Th: 2.5–3
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
pinkish
Text colour
doubtful traces of paint
Lines
1
Height of letters
c. 1.5
Description
Fragment of the upper margin of a plaque, near the left corner. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving margin of 1.5 cm in width.
Decorative elements
The margin decorated with a row of deep dots.
State of preservation
fragmentary; part of upper margin, near to left corner with beginning of the first line of text and portion of upper margin
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 64
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Latest edition
I. Ghazali 64
Other editions
Shinnie - Chittick 1961, p. 83, no. 48; I. Khartoum Copt. 64, pl. 38, lower
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Text 895

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, cemetery 2, north part
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11273s
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: 12; W: 9; Th: 2
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
surface red-brown
Text colour
 
Lines
4
Height of letters
c. 2
Description
Fragment of a plaque, without margins. In the upper right corner of the fragment there are three incised lines visible, constituting probably the lower left corner of a rectangular/square frame in the centre of the stela.
Decorative elements
in upper part right part three incised lines at right angles, presumably part of cross or decorative panel
State of preservation
fragmentary; broken on all sides; remains of four lines
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 212
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Latest edition
I. Ghazali 212
Other editions
Shinnie - Chittick 1961, p. 84, no. 50; I. Khartoum Copt. 65, pl. 38, lower
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Text 896

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, room to the north of northern church
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11274
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
 
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 20; W: 16; Th: 15
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
light-brown
Text colour
 
Lines
5 (6 reconstructed)
Height of letters
2–3
Description
Fragment of the left margin of a slab, near the lower corner. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, leaving margin of ca. 1.5 cm in width. Judging by the reconstruction of line 3, roughly a half of the width of the stone is missing.
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; lower part of left margin with beginnings of last five lines
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 109
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Latest edition
I. Ghazali 109
Other editions
Shinnie - Chittick 1961, p. 85, no. 57; I. Khartoum Copt. 66, pl. 39, upper
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Text 897

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
(a), (b): Polish-Sudanese excavations:
(a): fill east of southern church
(b): fill of southern church

(c): Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, cemetery 2, unknown circumstances
Excavation no.
(a): G.13.006
(b): G.13.011
(c): I 22 + not registered?
Present location
(a), (b): Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima (c) Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
(a), (b): not registered (c): SNM 11276 + SNM11624c
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
epitaph of Chael (?), monk (?)
Date
700–999
Notes
pronoia-type
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
(a) H: 11.5; W: 12; Th: 3
(b) H: 13; W: 8.7; Th: 2.6
(c) H: 20; W: 25; Th: 3
reconstructed dimensions: H: c. 41; W: c. 30; Th: 2.6–3
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
core black, front red, sides and back red to grey
Text colour
 
Lines
14
Height of letters
1.3–1.5 (ϩ, ⲣ: c. 2.4; ϯ: 3.2)
Description
Several fragments (one not joining) of a rectangular plaque with slightly curved left edge. The left and bottom margins largely preserved, from the upper margin only a fragment of its left part, near the corner survives. The epigraphic field framed by a deeply incised line, leaving uninscribed margins of 1.3–2 cm on the left and 1.7–1.9 cm on the top.

Porous Nile clay with organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite).
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
incomplete; upper right quarter with the whole right margin missing; from upper left quarter only two pieces preserved
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar
Dating formulae
ϩⲛ̇ ⲥ̣[ⲟⲩ ca. 4 ⲙⲡⲉ]ⲃ̣[ⲟⲧ 9–11]
Transcription
"on day [numeral] of the month of [---]" (ll. 7–8)
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
brother (= monk) (?) ([ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ]): l. 5
monk (?) ([ⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ]): l. 6
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 30
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Latest edition
I. Ghazali 30
Other editions
Shinnie - Chittick 1961, p. 73, no. 10, ll. 5–10, cf. p. 77, no. 22 and p. 91, no. 70 (fragment [c]); I. Khartoum Copt. 68, ll. 7–12, pl. 41, lower (fragment [c])
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Text 898

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, cemetery 2, in situ in grave no. 1
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11277
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
H: 20; W: 39; Th: 3.5
Text dimensions
H: c. 9.5; W: 25.5
Object colour
red
Text colour
yellow
Lines
5
Height of letters
c. 2.5
Description
Lower part of a plaque, put together from three pieces, with complete lower margin and lowermost parts of both side margins. The epigraphic field framed by a raised border, 2–2.5 cm in width, leaving broad and low margin of 3.5–5 cm. The border decorated with wavy lines on sides and inscribed with the last line of the text at the bottom. The last letters of inscription written on the margin owing to the lack of space. Decoration and letters painted yellow after firing.
Decorative elements
zig-zag decoration incised on the raised border
State of preservation
bottom part (glued from 3 pieces) with last four lines and complete lower margin; upper part lost
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 119
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Latest edition
I. Ghazali 119
Other editions
Shinnie - Chittick 1961, p. 86, no. 59, pl. 27b; I. Khartoum Copt. 69, pl. 42, upper
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Text 899

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, cemetery 2, near grave no. 3
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11278
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: 21; W: 33; Th: 3
Text dimensions
H: c. 18; W: 29
Object colour
surface brown
Text colour
yellow (traces in ll. 4, 6)
Lines
6
Height of letters
1.5-2.5
Description
Lower part of a plaque, put together from five pieces, with complete lower margin and lowermost parts of both side margins preserved. The epigraphic field framed by an incised line, 2–2.5 cm in width, leaving narrow outer margin of 1.5–2.5 cm in width. The last line of the text written on the bottom margin. The text ruled with incised lines, forming uneven registers, with height varying from 2.5 to 4 cm. Letter painted white or yellow in lines 4 and 6.
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary; lower part with last 6 lines; upper part lost
Date
700–999
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
 
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 142
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Latest edition
I. Ghazali 142
Other editions
Shinnie - Chittick 1961, p. 86, no. 60; I. Khartoum Copt. 70, pl. 42, lower
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Text 900

Provenance
Ghazali
Region
Makuria
Findspot
Shinnie and Chittick’s excavations, room to the north of northern church
Excavation no.
not registered
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11280
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified monk (?)
Date
circa 800–899
Notes
pronoia-type
the same hand as I. Khartoum Copt. 73 (DBMNT 902)
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 21; W: 10.5; Th: 10
Text dimensions
 
Object colour
yellowish-brown
Text colour
 
Lines
8
Height of letters
c. 1.5
Description
Fragment of the upper right part of a slab, possibly the right upper corner, but the original margins not preserved. The surface is heavily worn and barely legible.
Decorative elements
 
State of preservation
fragmentary (upper right part); endings of lines (few letters) with portion of upper and right margins; lower part lost
Date
circa 800–899
Chronological systems
 
Dating formulae
 
Transcription
 
Months
 
Weakdays
 
Feasts
 
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Offices & titles
brother (= monk) ([ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ]): l. 7
Toponyms & ethnonyms
 
Source
I. Ghazali 23
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Latest edition
I. Ghazali 23
Other editions
Shinnie - Chittick 1961, p. 88, no. 62; I. Khartoum Copt. 71, pl. 43, lower
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