Sinnie and Chittick's excavations, cemetery 2, in situ mounted in the mastaba of one of the tombs
Excavation no.
I 78
Present location
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum
Museum no.
SNM 11626
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified man
Date
700–999
Notes
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 21; W: 25; Th: 3.3
Text dimensions
Object colour
core grey; surface light brown; back red-brown
Text colour
Lines
8
Height of letters
1.3-3
Description
Lower part of a plaque (put together from three pieces) with complete bottom margin and lower parts of both side margins. The epigraphic field framed by a slightly raised border, 1.4–1.8 cm wide.
Decorative elements
State of preservation
fragmenatry; put together from 3 pieces; only lower part preserved