epitaph of Iesousinkouda, eparch (?), domestikos of Pachoras, nauarchos of Nobades
Date
26 October 1102
Notes
I. Khartoum Greek 5 – 27 October
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 36.7; W: 18.5; Th: 8.2
Text dimensions
H: 25; W: 13.5
Object colour
grey
Text colour
traces of paint
Lines
20
Height of letters
0.6-1
Description
rectangular slab with recessed epigraphic field (last line located on bottom border)
Decorative elements
large Greek cross with 2 Latin crosses standing on its horizontal shoulder, one at each side; crosses placed in semicircular space, bordered by incised line
State of preservation
completely preserved
Date
26 October 1102
Chronological systems
Egyptian calendar Era of the Martyrs
Dating formulae
ⲫⲁⲫⲓ : ⲕⲑ : ⲁ̇ⲙⲁⲣ⸌ⲧ⸍ ⲱⲓⲑ :
Transcription
"(in the month of) Phaophi, (day) 29, (in the year) from the Martyrs 819" (ll. 13–14)
Months
ⲫⲁⲫⲓ
Weakdays
Feasts
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Offices & titles
eparch (?) (ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ): ll. 7–8 domestikos of Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲇⲱⲙⲓⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲣⲁⲥ): ll. 8–10 nauarches of the Nobades (?) (ⲛⲁⲩⲁⲣ⸌ⲭ⸍ ⲛⲟ̇): ll. 10–11
Toponyms & ethnonyms
(Church of) Gabriel (ⲅⲃⲗ): l. 7 Pachoras (= Faras) (ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲣⲁⲥ): ll. 9–10 Nobades (?) (ⲛⲟ̇): l. 11 Phrim (= Ibrim) (ⲫⲣⲙ): l. 20 (Church of) Gabriel in Phrim (= Ibrim) (ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲫⲣⲙ): l. 20