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Text 1115
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Trismegistos
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text 369668
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Provenance
Sai
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
unknown
Excavation no.
Present location
Sai, storeroom of French mission
Museum no.
Medium
stone block
Technique
incised (inscription)
Type of text
commemorative inscription
Language
Greek/Coptic
Content
inscription commemorating Tobias, bishop of Sai
Date
probably 600–899
Notes
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 18.5; W: 51.5; Th: 26.5
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines
4
Height of letters
Description
rectangular block with inscription in its left part; epigraphic field framed by incised line; unworked blank space to the right of inscription
Decorative elements
State of preservation
complete
Date
probably 600–899
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Offices & titles
bishop of Sai (ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲱⲡⲟⲥ ... ⲛ̄ⲍⲁⲏⲁ̣): ll. 1–2
abba (ⲁⲃⲃⲁ): l. 1
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Sai (ⲍⲁⲏⲁ̣): l. 2
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Source
Tsakos 2011–12, fig. 5
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Latest edition
Tsakos 2011–12, pp. 306–8 (no. 9), fig. 5
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