Polish-Sudanese excavations, re-used in pavement of northern church
Excavation no.
G.12.03 = Gh.047.2.2014
Present location
Gebel Barkal Museum, Karima
Museum no.
not registered
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
unidentified
Content
fragment of epitaph
Date
700–999
Notes
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 21; W: 15; Th: 1.5–2
Text dimensions
Object colour
core black, front red; back red
Text colour
Lines
2 (3 reconstructed)
Height of letters
c. 1 (ⲣ: 2)
Description
Lower left-hand part of a rectangular plaque with a large fragment of the left margin and a smaller of the lower one; lower left corner broken off. The epigraphic field framed by incised line, preserved in the left margin.
Porous Nile clay with considerable organic and mineral admixture (mica, quartzite).
Decorative elements
State of preservation
fragmentary; fragment of lower left-hand part; lower left corner broken off; surface almost completely eroded and defaced, text preserved only in lower left corner