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Text 1823
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Trismegistos
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text 370355
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Provenance
Faras
Region
Nobadia
Findspot
south slope of kom
Excavation no.
FA 30/62–3 (neg. no. Fa.62/3.0181)
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
Medium
architectural element
Technique
relief & incised & painted
Type of text
commemorative inscription
Language
Greek
Content
inscription commemorating Pilatos, bishop (of Pachoras)
Date
650–699
Notes
dated on the basis of the bishops' list
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 19; W: 15–22; Th: 33
Text dimensions
H: 11.5; W: 14
Object colour
grey
Text colour
red
Lines
2 + monogram
Height of letters
Description
trapezoidal voussoir with monogram in relief and incised inscription in four conrers of cross formed by monogram
Decorative elements
State of preservation
objec complete, inscription complete
Date
650–699
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Transcription
Months
Weakdays
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Offices & titles
bishop (monogram)
Toponyms & ethnonyms
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Source
neg. no. Fa.62/3.0181 (= I. Faras Copt., fig. 2)
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Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Latest edition
I. Faras Copt., pp. 30–2, fig. 2
Other editions
Jakobielski 1971, pp. 194–9, fig. 2
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